03-09-2004, 09:38 AM
Quote:Originally posted by Jangar
HH - I can vouch for Open Office though it, as all new things do, takes a while to get used to... Esp. the 'abandon' instead or the 'no' button when you exit the program after making some unwanted changes...
I've yet to find a free version of Linux though... All the sites I've found do not have free version and I don't want to be branded a nerd by buying a computer mag
On a more serious note, I more or less have a spare PC that I hope to get up and running and then experiment with Linux sometime in the (near) future
Hi Jangar
I bought mine off eBay for the cost of the CD and P&P. So far no problems , it all works well.
Take a look at at the link at http://search.ebay.co.uk/Linux_Operating...Z1QQsotrZ2
I went for Mandrake Linux 10 on the recommendation of Picanin. I've not looked back since. I previously tried Red Hat and SuSe but just couldn't get either to work properly on my system.
If you like I could send you a copy of mine but unfortunately Disk No. 3 somehow does not get recognised. I therefore ended up with the system on a DVD but alas don't have a DVD Writer (Yet) to make you a copy. My CD copies do work off the disks 1 & 2 but I don't get all the extra goodies off Disk 3. So you're welcome to my CD copies if you want them. Just let me know.
Yeh I agree about Open Office but it's still no hassle. I installed it on our system at work a couple of years or so ago. We didn't have MS Office at the time but had Corel Wordperfect Office 2000 and it would not read any MS Office attachements in our emails. So we got around this by using Open Office. My Directors were pleased because it didn't cost us a bean.
Now I have the very latest "Linux" version installed on my PC at home.
PM/Email me if you decide you want the disks.
HH
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