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444812 2006-04-07 10:10:00 Is it possible to have a computer that does everything that XP Home does, but with non Microsoft programmes.
For instance, Linux, Open Office,Firefox, Mozilla & all those others??? PJ :confused: :2cents:
Poppa John (284)
444813 2006-04-07 10:26:00 the answer is yes - for a very long time already. there's never been a ms conputer quarry (252)
444814 2006-04-07 11:43:00 That's called a Linux, no longer affliated with Microsoft anymore :D

Cheers :)
Renmoo (66)
444815 2006-04-07 11:52:00 They call it Mac OS X (without MS Office installed)...

Many Linux users I know haven't touched a machine with MS software for many, many years.
gibler (49)
444816 2006-04-07 15:17:00 Sorry Poppa,

Don't think you'll get the MS Blue Screen of Death.

If only microsoft products, then it's quite likely. I think Linux has or is making alternatives to every MS product there is.

Word - Writer
Excel - Calc
PowerPoint - Impress
Publisher - Scribus
Internet Explorer - Firefox
Outlook - Evolution
Messenger - GAIM
Notepad - (too many to name)
Money - KMyMoney
Media Player - (too many to name)
FrontPage - Quanta Plus
Minesweeper - Mines
Paint - KolourPaint
Fax - KFax

The list will go on, but I can tell you there's not enough MS products to replace the products you can get on Linux.

Here's a site that has alternatives, just click on each icon to see what choices you have:

microsoft.toddverbeek.com

Cheers,


KK
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