[arachne] RAY & GLENN'S NEW DISTRO A190R1

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I don't know whether I am the first (after Ray and Glenn) or not to try 
to install and use RAY'S new distro that was just fine tuned by Glenn.

In a word, I don't like it

First of all I dont like the change in the initial setup screen because 
it is hard to know what to do compared to the old simple one.  I also 
hate the glaring bright screen.

A full setup did not go too badly, although the new layouts created some 
confusion.  I was also very disappointed that the new setup facility did 
not offer the user the choice of A170 or A190 download features.  one of 
my main hopes had been that both the new versions of Arachne would 
include that option as part of the setup facility.

I find the new vertical alignment of arachne.cfg to be very hard to work 
with.  I would prefer the old arachne.cfg, which was familiar and easy 
to relate to.  It is much easier to work on a full page than on a narrow 
band at the left of the page.

After finishing the setup, I tried to start up arachne, but it would go 
as far as the first basic screen and then would go no further.

I very much hope that Joe's new A194 distro is easier to use and more 
like A190, and does include the choice of A170 or A190 download 
facilities.

Otherwise, I guess I will just have to stick with the very good distro 
Glenn set up for me that did make A170 download facilities available in 
A190.

Brian Murphy
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