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On Sat, 12 Jun 1999, Charles Camp wrote:
>
> I can't even qualify as a newbie since I haven't installed Linux as of
> now.
>
That's ok, we'll still help you out :)...
> I have been reading various site offerings and following this email
> for a while and haven't seen anythig to clarify a couple of points for
> me. Perhaps someone could off me guidance.
>
I will take my best shit...
> My personal preferance would be to set up a standalone machine with
> Linux as opposed to a dual boot system. However I routinely use a few
> programs that if not available under Linux would force a dual boot
> setup.
>
> Specific programmig:
> Adaptec CD Creator, EZ CD Pro and Direct CD
all three have replacements that run under Linux, I think... I'm not
familiar with that Windows software so I don't know for sure.
> Forte AGENT
Ah -- a wonderful NNTP reader, and it would be even better if it would run
reliably... there are a *number* of alternatives to use for reading
newsgroups and doing mail. Netscape Communicator is the most popular
among my clients -- though it's probably not the most stable piece of
software in the world. Personally, I use a program called PINE that does
both news and mail -- it's textmode (text mode is the mode that you're
using in DOS) client -- I don't much like graphical interfaces myself,
because of the overhead they take and how inefficient they are -- I can
work much faster on a keyboard interface as opposed to a mouse driven
interface.
> Paint Shop Pro
I'm not totally sure about that... I have never had a use for a program
like that :). Anyone else here know what that program's best replacement
is?
> ATI All-In-Wonder Pro Card and attendant software
I _think_ that Linux supports it (the card, that is)... and if you would
tell me the function of the attendant software, I (or someone else) could
help you out with what exactly the replacement would be. My feeling is
that the attendant software is probably totally proprietary, and there may
not be a replacement for it. But, I've never used that card, nor it's
software, so I don't know.
> Also, I have installed a Panasonic PD-CD
>
> The Panasonic PD-CD and the CD-RW unit run off of an Adaptec 2940UW
> SCSI Card.
>
Supported, for the most part... You *will* have to do quite a bit of HOWTO
reading to support the writing process on the CD-RW... the PD-CD is
Panasonic's proprietary media mechanism, isn't it? Does anyone know if
that's supported yet?
> Can anyone advise me if any/all of the above can be made to run under
> Linux or if suitable alternative software is available?
>
I've tried... BTW, you may find my bookmarks page to be of some
interest... there are many well scattered links there (I put them there as
I see them, and I don't alphabetize or otherwise sort them.)
You can find many Linux related things there to hopefully get you
started... and one thing: Freshmeat will be your friend... there are TONS
of software listings for Linux there ;).
> Charles Camp
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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