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RE: Linux Recommendations




> To be honest, I can see arguments for *nix server side as there is a
lot
> of software out there, a lot of it free, it works as well as the
> commercial stuff etc, but I don't think I could _ever_ see it as a
> desktop OS.
> There's nothing else out there apart from MS that has the
functionality
> and ease of use of Word, Excel, visual studio etc.  It's about time
> there was, but there isn't so until that day, you gotta be using MS
> somewhere unless you're crazy :-)
>

We use Linux here quite happily for desktops !!

The magic ingredient is win4lin, windows on linux - Windows 95, 98, 98
Second Edition (SE) or Windows ME  but it lets us run
all those "essential" tools like Word Excel and Outlook.

See http://www.netraverse.com/
for details

Nick.



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