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Article #1734Re: Linux vs Windows 98
From: River
Date: Fri, 12 May 2000 00:00
Date: Fri, 12 May 2000 00:00
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Thanks for the advice. River "Ez-Aton" <ezaton@mail.com> wrote in message news:newscache$9s9duf$qy7$1@lnews.actcom.co.il... > > Well, the answer here is quite complicated. It depends. It depends upon what > you're up to, and what are the demands from you system. > If you are a game guru, you will find out that there are games for Linux, > but less. Well, the good ones are working with Linux boxes also (Like Unreal > Tournament, Quake 3, Civilization 3), but most just do not, unless you try > wine, which is quite buggy, and most ikely won't work. > > However, if your computer is set up to work, that is, typing spreadshits, > writing letters, connecting to the internet, etc. you might find that Linux > can do all this, and most likely, better and cheaper. > > Mind you that moving to a new platform demands lots of reading, as Linux is > *not* m$ Windows, and configuring it for the few first times means lots of > reading and learning. > > After all, it's up to you to decide, isn't it? > > Ez. > > River <riverstyx@eircom.net> wrote in message > news:8fcbd9$ucb$1@fraggle.esatclear.ie... > > Hi there, > > > > I am a win98 user, recently I have been toying witht the idea of switching > > over to linux. > > > > What I'd like to know is, is it worth the changeover? > > > > Any comments would be greatly appreciated. > > > > River > > > > > >
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 11033e,fdffee0cffdcb0b5 X-Google-Attributes: gid11033e,public From: "River" <riverstyx@eircom.net> Subject: Re: Linux vs Windows 98 Date: 2000/05/12 Message-ID: <8fh4lk$i69$1@fraggle.esatclear.ie> X-Deja-AN: 622569997 References: <8fcbd9$ucb$1@fraggle.esatclear.ie> <newscache$9s9duf$qy7$1@lnews.actcom.co.il> X-Priority: 3 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2919.6600 X-Complaints-To: abuse@esatclear.ie X-Trace: fraggle.esatclear.ie 958141940 18633 194.145.130.162 (12 May 2000 14:32:20 GMT) Organization: EsatClear News Server X-MSMail-Priority: Normal NNTP-Posting-Date: 12 May 2000 14:32:20 GMT Newsgroups: ahn.tech.linux