02-09-2004, 08:48 AM
Hi Ameniatha
For your information a “Dual Boot†system means exactly that. You can choose whether you want to run in Window$ or Linux. Once in, you run only on that system booted up. There is no conflict with any Window$ programs when running in Linux and vice versa. Additionally, when running in Linux you are presented with probably the best collection of programs you are ever likely to need and it’s all FREE. For example, you have Open Office which is a fully fledged office suite that is 99.999% compatible with MS Office. It can open, run and save in the MS Office formats as well as its own format. Don’t take my word for this, take a look at the following link http://www.openoffice.org/product/ and make your own mind up about it. Again, the best bit it’s FREE. I have just upgraded to the very latest version at no cost to myself. If I were to do that on MS Office it would probably have cost me an “arm and a leg†to obtain the latest version.
In Linux you can do all the things that you can in Window$ with an appropriate program being available, from graphics to surfing the net. I could go on forever but I wonÂ’t.
Finally, as far as Linux being for “NerdsÂâ€, I would beg to differ. When I first started I was a complete novice when it came to Linux, but I have persevered with it and now have a fully working system that is as stable a system as I have ever seen. Not had any “Blue Screen of Death†as I did regularly with Window$ over many years. Before writing it off why not try running one of the many Bootable Linux disks available. These run from the disk on any system without affecting your existing operating system in any way at all. Once complete, you switch off and all is restored to the way it was beforehand. So when you next switch on again youÂ’re back to your own OS as before, like nothing ever happened.
Regards
HH
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urfing: unny:
For your information a “Dual Boot†system means exactly that. You can choose whether you want to run in Window$ or Linux. Once in, you run only on that system booted up. There is no conflict with any Window$ programs when running in Linux and vice versa. Additionally, when running in Linux you are presented with probably the best collection of programs you are ever likely to need and it’s all FREE. For example, you have Open Office which is a fully fledged office suite that is 99.999% compatible with MS Office. It can open, run and save in the MS Office formats as well as its own format. Don’t take my word for this, take a look at the following link http://www.openoffice.org/product/ and make your own mind up about it. Again, the best bit it’s FREE. I have just upgraded to the very latest version at no cost to myself. If I were to do that on MS Office it would probably have cost me an “arm and a leg†to obtain the latest version.
In Linux you can do all the things that you can in Window$ with an appropriate program being available, from graphics to surfing the net. I could go on forever but I wonÂ’t.
Finally, as far as Linux being for “NerdsÂâ€, I would beg to differ. When I first started I was a complete novice when it came to Linux, but I have persevered with it and now have a fully working system that is as stable a system as I have ever seen. Not had any “Blue Screen of Death†as I did regularly with Window$ over many years. Before writing it off why not try running one of the many Bootable Linux disks available. These run from the disk on any system without affecting your existing operating system in any way at all. Once complete, you switch off and all is restored to the way it was beforehand. So when you next switch on again youÂ’re back to your own OS as before, like nothing ever happened.
Regards
HH
:thumbs:
urfing: unny: