Q&A
| Q1: | Aren't these programs old and outdated? After all, in Windows and Macintosh, everything has a graphical user interface. Why would I want to use these programs? |
| A1: | There are several reasons. One is that these applications can run almost anywhere, and can run on very cheap hardware. For example, if you are just setting up an email server, you can spend $10 on a used small monitor instead of $200 on an expensive monitor that can do fancy graphics. Also, these applications can be run remotely from any computer that supports a terminal emulator, including Windows, Macintosh, another version of UNIX, or even a dumb terminal that is not a computer at all. The applications also work reasonably well even over slow network connections because there ... |
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