Arthur S. Alexion on Mon, 14 Jan 2002 02:30:18 +0100


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Re: [PLUG] Re: Mac OS X


I've been wanting to put Linux on the family computer, but afraid that wife and kids would be unable to adapt to a computer without MS Word. This looks like the answer.

Art

At 10:06 PM 1/11/2002 -0800, you wrote:

This maybe doesn't need to be said, but that totally rocks.

I agree ;).


(Oh, and for the curious: yes, you can use X Window System-dependent
stuff too... not straight within Aqua, last I checked, but in a
separate virtual terminal.)

Actually, you CAN use XWindow-based applications fully integrated with all those other applications. They still look like X apps though rather than having the Aqua "look & feel" - but that's also comforting that they look and act the same as they do on other Unices.



(Is it one of the shiny Powerbooks? Those are just painfully
pretty...)

Yes, it's the Titanium ;).


LDR


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