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[Ron Clarke <ariadne AT ausreg.com>]

Hi Folks,

On Wed, 31 Jan 2007 21:10:47 +0200
Karolis Lyvens <karolisl AT gmail.com> wrote:

> On Tue, Jan 30, 2007 at 08:54:50PM +0000, Lee Forrest wrote:
> -snip-
> > To just browse, examine, the file tree, using links (or another
> > inet browser) is simpler, and that's what happens when you enter
> > the alias "d". Links is also an http/ftp/ browser and so you are
> > basically learning to do those things, too, while you browse your
> > files, not a bunch of specialized keyboard shortcuts that have no
> > bearing anywhere else (most of them).
> 
> No bearing to anything else? For someone whose first shell/file manager
> was Norton Commander, I find this your statement pretty strange.

   And mine was DOS Navigator, but I have moved to DOS Controller. 
 
> Norton Commander spawned so many clones that even a new term was coined
> - "Orthodox File Manager". This may be interesting, although i do not
> expect you to read whole of it:
> 
> http://www.softpanorama.org/OFM/index.shtml

   I think that covers it pretty well !

> There are many NC clones for DOS, Win32, Win16 and UNIX. I do not think
> that that makes MC (which resembles NC in most ways) so "unsimilar"
> to any other file managet in existence.

  Which is why I stick by my recommendation to Greg, coming from DOS as I 
did, to get used to an unfamiliar file system using a tool that has a 
comfortable familiar feel to it.

  But each to his/her own way of dealing with the steep learning curve of 
Linux. Command lines are also wonderfully empowering - once you have a good 
grasp of the file system layout and have memorised enough commands AND THEIR 
SWITCHES to do what you want to do.

Regards,
         Ron

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