[geeks] Desktops

[Tim H.]

I have pretty much settled on Abiword and gnumeric for word processor and spreadsheet, using sylpheed for mail/news, on linux I use opera, on Irix Netscape, Gimp works everywhere.  My video card fan in my windows box froze up in December, and I haven't gotten around to replacing it.  If I need windows I can always use the Mame stand-up arcade game in the living room, or my wifes machine. (90+% on freecell right now, without cheating.

Tim


On Thu, 9 May 2002 20:38:34 -0400
"Ryn" <mattyml at daemons.net> wrote:

> What are folks using for free office suites. Star Office, Open Office or
> something else?
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Joshua D Boyd" <jdboyd at cs.millersville.edu>
> To: <geeks at sunhelp.org>
> Sent: Thursday, May 09, 2002 7:51 PM
> Subject: Re: [geeks] Desktops
> 
> 
> > On Thu, May 09, 2002 at 04:47:52PM -0700, Gregory Leblanc wrote:
> > > On Thu, 2002-05-09 at 16:35, Ryn wrote:
> > > > Anyone completely  moved away from Winbloze? I am debating ousting
> > > > Win2k and converting to Gnome on Linux.
> > >
> > > I do ALL of my work on Solaris8/GNOME or Linux/GNOME desktops.  I'd use
> > > IRIX/GNOME, but my Indy doesn't boot, and I can't figure out how to get
> > > the cap to un-solder for testing.  Pan, Evolution, Emacs, and ssh get me
> > > around pretty handily.
> >
> > Now that the semester is over, I only have 2 reasons to continue running
> > windows.  The first is for my existing games collection.  The second is to
> > run Squeak (it works on linux, but leaves out features, and it works on MacOS,
> > but the missing features require better hardware than my working macs have).
> > It is handy to keep around.  For testing Windows only things for ideas, etc.
> >
> >
> > --
> > Joshua D. Boyd
> >
> > Social Security - I have greater faith that Elvis is alive
> > and programming VAX assembler than that I will ever receive
> > a dime from it.  --  Patrick Giagnocavo
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