Viable Linux Destop?

mbpark · 08-30-2001, 10:36 AM

I'm actually a pretty big GNOME and GTK fan here.

I was using Ximian GNOME with XFree86 4.0 at home (and am about to put back on the laptop since I want Xchat again).

The best part about the Linux desktop is the large amount of IRC, IM, and chat applications.

I considered StarOffice a nightmare when it came to Word and Excel docs with Macros (which is 90% of the ones I use). This must be why I never used my Linux box for work

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When it comes to doing what I have to do with email, browsing, and the rest, Linux is hardly there.

Netscape 4.x on Linux is worse than IE4 on Windows 98 in terms of performance. Evolution is getting there (email and PIM), but it's still beta. I'll use it when it comes out. Mozilla can make a Pentium III scream in performance pain, it requires that many resources.

However, Linux has Xchat, gAIM, Everybuddy, a ton of cool email scripts, sendmail, BitchX (another of the great IRC clients), and many other cool things. It's too bad amIRC (the greatest IRC client ever) is only available for the Amigas.

We'll see how it performs with 320MB RAM. I've finished qualifying XP here, and will install it temporarily on the ThinkPad before I reinstall 2000 Professional on it. My old GNOME box had 64, and Linux functioned just fine on it.

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08-30-2001, 10:36 AM	#4
mbpark Lecturer Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Carmel, Indiana Posts: 761	Linux Desktop I'm actually a pretty big GNOME and GTK fan here. I was using Ximian GNOME with XFree86 4.0 at home (and am about to put back on the laptop since I want Xchat again). The best part about the Linux desktop is the large amount of IRC, IM, and chat applications. I considered StarOffice a nightmare when it came to Word and Excel docs with Macros (which is 90% of the ones I use). This must be why I never used my Linux box for work . When it comes to doing what I have to do with email, browsing, and the rest, Linux is hardly there. Netscape 4.x on Linux is worse than IE4 on Windows 98 in terms of performance. Evolution is getting there (email and PIM), but it's still beta. I'll use it when it comes out. Mozilla can make a Pentium III scream in performance pain, it requires that many resources. However, Linux has Xchat, gAIM, Everybuddy, a ton of cool email scripts, sendmail, BitchX (another of the great IRC clients), and many other cool things. It's too bad amIRC (the greatest IRC client ever) is only available for the Amigas. We'll see how it performs with 320MB RAM. I've finished qualifying XP here, and will install it temporarily on the ThinkPad before I reinstall 2000 Professional on it. My old GNOME box had 64, and Linux functioned just fine on it.

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