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On Tue, May 17, 2011 at 12:41 PM, Gordon Henderson <gordon+dcglug@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Tue, 17 May 2011, Joe Buckle wrote: > >> >>> My browser is too old. lol. cant be bothered upgrading it at the mo. >>> >>> This is probably a very stupid question.... >>> >>> ...but what can/will you use it for? Does it just give you a command >>> line in your browser? >>> >>> Best wishes >>> roly :-) >> >> Old Browsers - just grab Chrome it seems to render most stuffs. >> Does this Linux actually do anything then? > > It seems to have the potential to do anything you want it to do. It's a PC > emulator that just happens to be running Linux. It's written in Javascript. > > It probably has no practical use whatsoever, but if I was looking to employ > someone who could write emulators, it would be a good calling-card... > > Or you can run Linux under WinXP in Chrome... Or something. I would have thought that an easily accessible Linux command line on a windows box has *got* to be useful! Esp. if you cant/wont install cygwin. Also, perhaps it will be of use/convenient for some of the mobile devices...? Regardless, it deserves a bookmark ;-) Roly :-) -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq