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Syd’s PC Museum
Just went up to see Syd Bolton's computer museum. It was a wonderful article and his museum site really brought back memories as I had been using a lot of those machines over the course of my work history since 1971. Had to send him some feedback on the Amiga's and the Commodore 128 that we used for personal use and a business. It is a real touch of nostalgia to know of all of these computer changes, and to have seen them first hand when we worked with new equipment being brought into the workplace. My first computer at home was the Commodore 128 and when I left my photo position with my former company to open a photo studio, I immediately moved to the Commodore Amiga 500, 2000 and 2500 to run a business. I can easily remember when computers took up rooms with multiple keyboard operators creating punch cards that were then fed to large reels of tape. Far cry from what we have today and certainly a lot less headache now. Having seen all of this change, it does make you more comfortable flipping back and forth from Android devices, to Windows OS versions, to Linux OS distributions. When you get the bug, it kind of spurs you to learn even more and fool around with everything.
Thought you would want some feedback on this article since I enjoyed it so much, and I went right to his site based on your link. Fun!! I have personally used IBM keyboards connected as slaves to the mainframe for data entry, Macintosh SE (B&W), Color Mac, Amiga 500, 2000, 2500, Kaypro, Osborne, Microsoft DOS and Windows 3, 3.1, 95, 98, 98ME, 2000, XP, Vista, Win 7, 8/8.1 and now 10, and its Anniversary update. I did use the IBM Windows version for a while as well, before it folded. Have used Ubuntu Linux since 7.04, and, over the years, have installed about 8 different distributions to see how they worked. I am currently using Linux Mint Sarah on two very old machines. Working quite nicely with them. I also currently have two Windows 10 portables and two Windows 7 workstations. I love your magazine and read it faithfully.
Brian Hartnell
GNU Cash
I read the GNU Cash review (FCM#113). I have used it for several years as my personal accounting software but don't use a lot of its features. I just don't have need of them.
Every year, my accountant wants a list of any accounts and their entries that might be deductible. Every year, I have to fumble around and try to figure out how to get the report that I want. Reports is one feature that I do use and wish was easier to use.
I recently took a look at Turbo Cash – but could never understand how to get started with it, so I deleted it.
Harold Williams
Entroware
It was interesting to see you asking about System 76 (see interview this issue) because they were one of the companies that I came across when I was looking for a new laptop earlier this year.
During my research, however, I found a relatively new company based in Liverpool (UK) called Entroware. I ended up buying a 13“ laptop from them for about £500 that was pretty much custom made to the specs I wanted.
If you want to find out more about what they do, this is the link: https://www.entroware.com/store
Apart from the fact that I am more than happy with my Apollo laptop, so much so that I intend to buy one for my wife for Christmas, I have no connections with the company or any ulterior motive to promote them.
John
Setup Of Your Startup
It would be great to see a series of articles discussing the complete setup of a startup business with Linux.
I'm sure a lot has already been written on this, but it would be great if you could bring together a special issue or a series of articles that focuses on everything a startup business would need. From, say, an LDAP server, to setting up client laptops and desktops, and all kinds of server software and client software, that a startup can use to be completely free of Windows and Office.
Maybe you can have people write in about their Linux setups in their small business?
Jdog Zilla