-Caveat Lector-
On Mon, 8 Mar 1999 21:43:29 -0500, you, "J. Hoffa" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, wrote:
> -Caveat Lector-
>
>>You can save word-processing files as plain text files, and then they can be
>>opened by other WP programs. So it depends on what you're doing with your
>>computer as to how easy it will be to change over to a linux OS.
>>
>>-JoAnne
>
>Plain text? Do you mean a .txt file or an ACSII file? Converting to ACSII would
>work in other formats (with any fancy things such as underlining, etc. looking
>like gobbledy-gook symbols), but I didn't know a .txt file would work.
The .txt extension is just a convention for straight ASCII files, so we're
talking about the same thing. You can conceivably give a .txt extension to any
file -- there's nothing special about the extension that changes the kind of
file it is -- but what I'm talking about is "save as ASCII without formatting"
or whatever the word processor wants to call it.
>P.S. Word processing files are only one small part of such a switch-over.
Yes, you're right. I think there may be conversion programs for other types of
files but it would take some searching.
>Linux is a very different environment from Windows, and, as you say, it would
>depend on what you are doing with your computer. I have both operating
>systems on my machine. I use a program called System Commander
>Deluxe to run Win 95 and Linux and can switch back and forth between them.
>I would recommend this course of action for Edward. It would make his
>transition easier and not as full of surprises.
Good idea.
-JoAnne
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