> I do most of my work on a 2400/240/7.6.1. ... WriteNow ... WordPerfect. ... for ordinary word processing (writing books and articles) how does Star Office and/or other Linux WP apps compare with WriteNow/Word Perfect.? How does Linux email compare to eudora? Does IE run on Linux? If not, how does the Linux replacement compare?
Tried Suse Linux 7.2 last year on a PC. Star Office 5 was not as good as Word or WordPerfect for Windows. Certainly not as nice as WordPerfect Mac 3.5x. Linux was not easy to setup, though the KDE desktop was at least as good as the Windows 98 desktop once configured. Only tried Konquerer browser; not a suitable replacement for IE. I've never found a word processor that was better than WordPerfect Mac 3.5x. WP 3.5x was very responsive under 7.6.1 (Even on my 100mHZ 2300.) Saving my work as either WordPerfect Windows 5.x or a Word 4 or 5, almost always yielded a file suitable for other users. In short-- don't move to Linux in pursuit of a comfortable word processing environment. If you'll consider moving up to Mac OS 8.6, you might be able to get an older version of MacLink Plus that gives you more file translation ability. For what it's worth, I do know an author who strongly recommended Word for Mac version 4. He had a particularly good add-on thesaurus. ---------- Duo/2400 List, The friendliest place on the Net! A listserv for users and fans of Mac subportables. FAQ at <http://www.themacintoshguy.com/lists/DuoListFAQ.shtml> Be sure to visit Mac2400! <http://www.sineware.com/mac2400> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Need help from a real person? Try. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ---------- Dr. Bott | 10/100 Ethernet for your 2400 is finally here! MPC-100 | <http://www.drbott.com/prod/mpc100.html> RoadTools $30 PodiumPad available at Apple retail stores, $20 Traveler CoolPad at Staples. Both in white for iBooks at <http://roadtools.com> Midwest Mac Parts ][ <http://www.midwestmac.com> After-market parts for Macs. ][ 888-356-1104 ][ MacResQ Specials: LaCie SCSI CDR From $99! PowerBook 3400/200 Only $879! Norton AntiVirus 6 Only $19! We Stock PARTS! <http://www.macresq.com>
