<OT> My new Linux User

[Rick Sivernell]

On Sun, 9 Nov 2003 09:55:09 -0500
"David A. Bandel" <david at pananix.com> wrote:

> On Sun, 9 Nov 2003 08:28:57 -0600
> Rick Sivernell <res005ru at verizon.net> wrote:
> 
> > 
> >    Well, we have a new linux user subscribed to the user list here, I
> >    did it for
> > him, and booked marked the steps and gave a short tour. Was going to
> > remove the extra 7 virtual screens, but I think he finally got it and
> > told me to leave them alone, <g>. Got him up and running very
> > smoothly. Wine is installed and updated to the latest stable. Notepad
> > runs like a linux app, and acad lite 98 runs very nice from command
> > line, but created a desktop icon shortcut, it will try to start, but
> > quits. While there are only a couple of winders apps to run, acad lite
> > and some games, wine seems ok, but acad does gp faults very easily. I
> > have set it up with winesetuptk and put the req directories in his
> > $HOME dir. Just might need some tweaking here, as this is my 1st time
> > to do wine. Outlook did come up, but did not like its own *.pst files.
> 
> I would recommend tknotepad (looks, acts, feels like notepad from what I
> understand), and Sylpheed.  Outhouse running under Wine can still toast
> anything Outhouse or Outhouse Distress can toast.
> 
> > 
> >    Removed his 96 m memory & put in 256 m, he could not believe how
> >    much nicer
> > his system performed. He seems to be pleased, of course, he will be
> > more so when it never goes down, <g>.
> 
> Try running "Girlfriend", that might fix the "it never goes down"
> problem.  Just don't ever upgrade to 'Wife'. ;-)
> 
> > 
> >   Does any one have a recommendation for a good cad program that will
> >   read in/out
> > acad files. Since he paid over $400 for the lite version, he opposed
> > to paying again.
> 
> There are a couple of free CAD programs out there, some read autocad,
> but you have to pay to get that little extra (like 79.00 or so).  
> 
> > 
> >   Oh, excuse my manners, my new user's name is Joe Tom Hutchison. He
> >   may sen a
> > post sooner or later.
> > 
> > cheers
> > 
> 
> Ciao,
> 
> David A. Bandel
> -- 
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> 
David 

   I refuse to digress up to your level<g>. I beleive I got nailed the last time
by one of the Ladies here, they do tend to keep us on the straight & narrow.
I will do a search and test some of them. He has sylpheed now as his mail and 
seems to think it works like Outlook, he will find out how much better. 

cheers

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Rick Sivernell
Dallas, Texas  75287
972 306-2296
res005ru at gte.net
Gentoo Linux 
Registered Linux User

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