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Article #57374My essential problem with Linux
From: hagus
Date: Wed, 09 Oct 1996 00:00
Date: Wed, 09 Oct 1996 00:00
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Hi everyone, Linux is great. I love it. The interface and its power leave dos, windoze, macos, and everything else for dead. Unfortunatly ... I still have to use windows 95. For the simple reason that there just aren't any applications for Linux! I mean, are there things available of the calibre of Office95, Photoshop, etc? Are they available in Australia? Another BIG problem is not being able to use my humble Epson EPL-3000 laser printer. Of course, it's not postscript, so where does that leave me?? Even if I DID have office 95, I wouldn't be able to print anything now would I? Another problem (although not a serious one :) is the absence of Descent2 and Kali for Linux! :) Will Linux ever become a commerical alternative? It seems the cost saved in getting the operating system is negligable compared to the level of technical expertise required to run it, not even considering the apparent rareity of software. And don't say 'gimp' is compareable to photoshop :) I currently use Linux alongside winblows95 for editing web pages (just using vi), browsing the net, ftping, IRC, so generally I can only use it for Internet related stuff. There MUST be what I am looking for out there somewhere? Is there? Luke Burton hagus@goulburn.net.au
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 102983,adac7c0f4c45682a,start X-Google-Attributes: gid102983,public From: "hagus" <hagus@goulburn.net.au> Subject: My essential problem with Linux Date: 1996/10/09 Message-ID: <01bbb580$7a1294a0$1a6b15cb@hagus.nspace.com.au> X-Deja-AN: 188046656 organization: Customer of Connect.com.au P/L, Sydney, Australia newsgroups: aus.computers.linux