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Bangkok Post: Will this be the Year of Linux?

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jan 13, 1999

“Here’s a hunch: 1999 will go down in the annals of computer
history as the Year of Linux.”

“The momentum has been building, but I suspect that the recent
Corel announcement – and delivery – of the Linux version of
WordPerfect is going to turn out to be a very important
milestone…”

“Over the holidays I spent some time re-installing Linux,
getting an Internet connection up and running to check out the
Communicator port, and downloading and installing WordPerfect, and
the results have been most gratifying.”

“It’s not too big a stretch to imagine that lots of other folks
will be doing the same…”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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