On Mon, 8 Dec 2003, Robert Jonsson wrote: > Subject: [linux-audio-user] Re: Is the Linux desktop really here ? > > Monday 08 December 2003 15.26 skrev eviltwin69@xxxxxxxxxxxx: > > Dave, > > > > The one thing that I would do (I had to do this for my wife because she > > has to have Excel for her job) is to buy Crossover Office and Crossover > > plugin so that you can load Micro$oft Orifice and some nice browser > > plugins. It's well worth the 70 bucks and then they don't have to worry > > about format problems. Of course, you do have to own a copy of Micro$oft > > Orifice first ;-) Do you get the feeling that I'm not a big fan of > > Micro$oft ;-D > > It's nice to know I'm not the only one that go out of my way to avoid the > perils of the evil empire ;) > > There is however one thing that I have yet failed to get working. > I've got a bunch of old games made with Macromedia that my kids like to play. > It looks darn impossible to get them working though, probably too old, > 16-bit... not supported by anything... > > /Robert > Kids games are the stumbling block. I have some friends who very much want to try linux (or any other non-MS opsys, they don't care) and the kids games are always the blocker. One of my friends actually sprung for Win4Lin - I set it up for him, and the kids play their games in a window. Works well. > > > > Jan > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: "linux-audio-user-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" > > <linux-audio-user-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> on behalf of "Dave Phillips" > > <dlphilp@xxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Mon, 08 Dec 2003 08:39:40 -0500 > > To: "A list for linux audio users" <linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Subject: Is the Linux desktop really here ? was: Re: [linux-audio-user] > > ebayguy: looks like he figured it out > > > > tim hall wrote: > > >PS: Watching my nine-year old and various friends use my system, I'd say > > > the Linux Desktop for casual users is here, given the availability of > > > technical support. IMX it's the configuration that is difficult, not the > > > installation & usage. > > > > Hi Tim: > > > > A few days ago I wrote to the list and recounted a story about setting > > up a Windows 2000 system for some > > very non-computer-savvy friends of mine. Well, that saga knows no end: I > > had to go to their house yesterday > > and get it going for them again. It's true that they are *really* in the > > dark about their machine, but it's got so > > ridiculous that I've decided on a new plan. I'm going to set up a Linux > > box for them and see how they do with it. > > These people do very little else but use a Web browser (what they call > > "the computer") so I want to see just how > > hard or easy it would be for them to use a modern Linux system. It'll be > > an interesting experiment, and if I have to deal > > with the system at least it will be a real OS with real tools and the > > real possibility of actually fixing it if it breaks. > > Win2K is nice, but what a vacant system ! I can't believe people have > > paid so much and received so little in return > > for their money. > > > > Anyway, if this experiment works I'll report back to this group. The > > folks using this box aren't music/sound people, > > but I do plan on setting up XMMS, RealPlayer, and possibly xine or > > Mplayer for on-line video feeds. Let me know if > > you have any suggestions for making it as easy as possible for them to use. > > > > Best regards, > > > > Dave Phillips > // John Bleichert // syborg@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
