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# Target Audience
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My first computer was a Tandy TRS-80 handed down from an uncle. The interface
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consisted of a blinking cursor on a monochrome screen, and it had no storage
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beyond RAM and ROM. Whatever you could type into memory before shutting it off
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and run with the included Basic interpretor was the extent of the software that
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ran on that computer. As limited as it was, it was fascinating to me.
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In this day and age an interface consisting of a blinking cursor without wallaper,
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icons, notifications and voice input is bewildering to the average human.
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Nevertheless, that is the interface that a fresh installation of HItchHiker will
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always present to the user. Therefore, it can be reasoned that the target audience
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will consist of individuals who either are comfortable with using a command line
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interface or are eager to learn. Some proficiency using Linux or Unix is helpful,
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but not 100% necessary given an ability and willingness to read the documentation
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and get used to being "close to the machine".
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Indeed, HitchHiker will not do any kind of hand holding while you are installing
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and using your new system. You will be expected to learn the hows and whys of
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what makes a computer work. Most operating systems, including the majority of
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Linux distributions, will gladly install, configure, and run 100s of programs
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without your ever being aware that they are doing it. By the time you have
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achived proficiency with HitchHiker, you will know what every running process is
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for and why it is needed.
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