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Dear Rikki Kite: I picked up a copy of Linux Magazine the other day and read your most current, interesting article. Since you welcomed ideas for topics, I have a topic that never seems to be addressed.
Some time ago, I took a Red Hat 7.0 two-day course through a local University’s continuing education course here in Georgia. Having performed administrative office work in the past on both the Windows and Mac OS platforms, I decided to give Linux a try. Although the Red Hat OS distribution wasn’t what it is today, and in many ways resembled my dabbling with DOS, I enjoyed the course.
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