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Re: Linux vs. Windows 95. Please help!

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From: Leon Brooks
Date: Tue, 03 Dec 1996 00:00
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Peter Childs (pjchilds@al.imforei.apana.org.au) wrote:
: In aus.computers.linux Dimitri Maziuk <emaziuk@alpha2.curtin.edu.au> wrote:
: : Leon Brooks wrote:

: : > ...and also for OS/2.

: : Do I remember correctly that OS/2 is a single-user OS?

No. But I don't know of anyone who uses it in a multi-user way. Who
would bother when (a) machines are so cheap that it's easier to
simply add another machine than adding a terminal and (b) Linux is
around. (-:

: : If so, how's its security stuff?

Hopeless. Nearly as bad as Windows.

: : > As an aside, has anyone used anything under Linux/X which would be
: : > a suitable drop-in replacement for M$-Publisher? M$P is a simple
: : > WYSI(almost)WYG page-layout package. I use it for making a local
: : > news-letter, books and booklets and advertising materials like
: : > three-fold brochures.

: : Why, TeX, of course.  Learning curve is pretty steep, as you yourself
: : said.    ;-)

:  Framemaker for Linux?

Ta -- I haven't seen it. Have you a URL?


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From: leonb@dsdata.DIALix.oz.au (Leon Brooks)
Subject: Re: Linux vs. Windows 95. Please help!
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