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Boston Globe: Keeping Crashes to a Minimum

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Oct 28, 1999

[ Thanks to Eric
Anderson
for this link. ]

Sadly, just as it took several decades for automobiles to
become reliable, there is no way known yet to guarantee computers
will perform equally well.

“When you use a computer, there are two pieces of software
working together. The first is the application, such as Microsoft
Word or Lotus 1-2-3. The second is the operating system, such as
Linux or Windows 98…”

“There are several things you can do to keep problems to a
minimum.

1. Use stable, well-tested software


2. Once your computer is working well, leave it alone


3. Use only one application at a time


4. Don

t rush an application


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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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