'Good' is a relative term, so I will try to point out some possibilities where I might. I do not use IM programs, but some discussions on this topic have come up in the past--maybe something in the archives is findable? I do not use skype--maybe someone else can suggest something. As for the word processor, if you want to process only words (no embedded graphics, etc.), a powerful text editor may handle your needs--perhaps the emacs editor will work for you? I see that the sc spreadsheet calculator program is here on my Slackware system, and it presents a spreadsheet screen in text mode. I have not tinkered with sc for many years--maybe it is worth looking over. As for games, if it is text games you want, some LINUX distributions come with the BSD games set. If you want more, there is the interactive fiction archive site at http://ifarchive.org/ You can compile various programs from this site to play all sorts of text adventure games, and the archive (over 3.1 GB) is available via rsync as follows: mkdir ~/ifarchive rsync -rlptDv --bwlimit=0 --timeout=300 --partial --delete \ ibiblio.org::pub/docs/interactive-fiction/ ~/ifarchive For graphical games you will probably need some sort of GUI. HTH, and have a great day. On Tue, Feb 19, 2008 at 11:07:59PM -0500, josh wrote: > Hi, > > Are there any good msn messenger, > skype > word processor > spreadsheet > and accessible games that work good with speakup? > I want to use grml since I hear that gnome takes up lots of memory and > stuff. > > Josh > > email: jkenn337 at gmail.com > skype: jkenn337 > msn: kenn6498ku at hotmail.com -- Ralph. N6BNO. Wisdom comes from central processing, not from I/O. rreid at sunset.net http://personalweb.sunset.net/~rreid ...passing through The City of Internet at the speed of light... CIRCLE CIRCUMFERENCE = 2 * _pi * r
