On Tue, 13 Nov 2001 23:20:47 -0500 (EST), Steve <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/22770.html > Of course, M$ did have 3 wins over Linux. > Three? Is that all??? ;-) > - Steve Questions: In the Linux world, are there any full-fledged word processor applications having wysiwyg screen editors suitable for use by dummies? I am speaking here of something that might be comparable to M$-Word or WordPerfect for Windows. If so, can anyone recommend any particular such applications and let me know how much they cost? Here is the reason I ask these questions: I am in the process of setting up a computer that was given to a person who is a fast and accurate typist who is computer illiterate. She wants to learn how to do word-processing with a computer. All she knows about the computer that was given to her is that the donor told her that it doesn't work and that if she's really lucky she might be able to find somebody that can fix it for her for a reasonable price. It was a Pentium 100 with a 1.6 MB hard drive and a 48x CD-ROM drive and 32MB memory. I fixed it for $2.69. It needed a new CMOS battery and the hard drive needed fdisking and reformatting. I partitioned it into two FAT 16 DOS partitions of about 800 MB each. Another thing wrong with the computer was that the ribbon connectors between the two on-board serial ports and the external connector ports were plugged into the mobo backwards. Now everything including the CD-ROM drive works and the C drive boots to DR-DOS 7.03. Often it is easier for a rank novice to learn something entirely new than it is for a person who has previous experience and skills with something similar. She thinks she wants to do Window$ 95 because that is what everybody else does. Whatever she does, whether DOS, Window$, or Linux, she will be starting off as a beginner. Does anyone think that this machine might be a good candidate for a Linux box? Would it be just as easy for a total novice to computers to learn to work with Linux as it is to learn how to use Window$ 95? If anyone thinks I should try to install some version of Linux on this machine for this person, please give me some advice on how to start. I have never installed Linux before. Also I will need to install a word processor for Linux. IMHO, Linux will never become a very formidable threat to M$ until computer newbies start talking about how easy it is to learn to use. I certainly will appreciate any advice I can get on this matter. All the best, Sam Heywood -- This mail was written by user of The Arachne Browser - http://arachne.cz/
