intertwingly

Think Different : azspot : In the 70s, text ruled.  In the 90s, GUIs and mice ruled.  In the 10s, touch. I can get to the Internet from my server, from my desktop, from my laptop, from my netbook, and from my phone.  While my next phone will...

Think I’ve got it this time. Thanks for providing this service.

Testing. Thanks!

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Cygwin also has rxvt, derived from xterm (but doesn’t need an X server under Windows).

BitNami RubyStack includes Ruby 1.8.7 and 1.9.1p0.

“If you wish to be open, you simply need to be creative.” - Sam Ruby...

John: thanks!  I personally have been using putty for a while, didn’t feel it was worth recommending to people who are new to this.  mintty, however, does seem to be something I could recommend.

James: thanks, that does explain the difference.

Also worth mentioning: scripts that automate the setup.

“ (x86)” indicates a 32bit installation on Windows x64.

May I also recommend the mintty package that comes with cygwin - IIRC it’s based on the terminal used by putty and is very nice to use.

J.

Proudest achievement:  clutch on a '67 Olds 442

(How else would I have learned to do all this Web stuff?)

Well I still regularly tinker with my car, but it was made in 1985 so nothing is sealed shut.

I have plenty of computers that age (and older) to tinker with too, but unlike the car I can’t claim to use them for any serious purpose.

I also tinkered with the washing machine last year when it broke down - figuring out what was wrong, ordering a replacement part, and fitting it. As well as saving us a fortune, it gets rid of the hassle of having to wait for someone to turn up to do it, and you know the job’s been done right - or at least, there’s nobody else to blame if it hasn’t.

The benefits of tinkerable items go way beyond the learning. I go out of my way to buy tinkerable things. If someone (e.g. a fruit-based gizmo manufacturer) has gone out of their way to make something untinkerable, I won’t touch it with a bargepole.

Same on the car stuff for a teenager in the 90’s, at least in my neck of the woods. Saved plenty of money doing basic stuff like alternator replacement.