Re: 233 MHz CPU system - Debian and SO 5.2 question

2002-02-27 Thread Ron Johnson
On Tue, 26 Feb 2002 19:51:57 -0500 dman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sun, Feb 24, 2002 at 06:04:19PM -0600, Ron Johnson wrote: > | On Sun, 24 Feb 2002 15:53:16 -0500 dman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > | > On Sun, Feb 24, 2002 at 02:26:58AM -0800, ben wrote: > | > | On Saturday 23 February 2002 0

Re: 233 MHz CPU system - Debian and SO 5.2 question

2002-02-26 Thread dman
On Sun, Feb 24, 2002 at 06:04:19PM -0600, Ron Johnson wrote: | On Sun, 24 Feb 2002 15:53:16 -0500 dman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: | > On Sun, Feb 24, 2002 at 02:26:58AM -0800, ben wrote: | > | On Saturday 23 February 2002 06:53 pm, Bob Underwood wrote: | > | [snip] | > | > > | > | > > | Is the Star

Re: 233 MHz CPU system - Debian and SO 5.2 question

2002-02-25 Thread Andreas von Heydwolff
Thanks for all the contributions. I am glad the thread moved also to the lack of a mail merge capable word processor apart from SO. WP8 can do merges but has no address book included, at least the download version I have, but I forgot that merges are possible with the little data base equivale

Re: 233 MHz CPU system - Debian and SO 5.2 question

2002-02-24 Thread Shyamal Prasad
"Andreas" == Andreas von Heydwolff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Andreas> Would it make a difference in performance on the 233MHz Andreas> MMX CPU and 48Mb RAM system whether I choose potato or Andreas> Woody? I run woody on a 48 Mb Tecra 700ct I got real cheap (1 USD) with a 120 M

Re: 233 MHz CPU system - Debian and SO 5.2 question

2002-02-24 Thread Ron Johnson
On Sun, 24 Feb 2002 16:35:11 -0800 (PST) "nate" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > But then then The Average User would have to learn the tools > (read: > > programming languages). It's been an end-user operation for 20 > > years (going back to WordStar 2.x) even on a nerdy OS like CP/M. > >

Re: 233 MHz CPU system - Debian and SO 5.2 question

2002-02-24 Thread nate
> But then then The Average User would have to learn the tools (read: > programming languages). It's been an end-user operation for 20 > years (going back to WordStar 2.x) even on a nerdy OS like CP/M. i wouldn't consider myself an average user, i use linux/unix everywhere and have been usin

Re: 233 MHz CPU system - Debian and SO 5.2 question

2002-02-24 Thread Ron Johnson
On Sun, 24 Feb 2002 15:53:16 -0500 dman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sun, Feb 24, 2002 at 02:26:58AM -0800, ben wrote: > | On Saturday 23 February 2002 06:53 pm, Bob Underwood wrote: > | [snip] > | > > > | > > | Is the Star Office 5.2 address book reliable enough for mail merges, > or > | > >

Re: 233 MHz CPU system - Debian and SO 5.2 question

2002-02-24 Thread dman
On Sun, Feb 24, 2002 at 02:26:58AM -0800, ben wrote: | On Saturday 23 February 2002 06:53 pm, Bob Underwood wrote: | [snip] | > > | > > | Is the Star Office 5.2 address book reliable enough for mail merges, or | > > | has any other word processor (Applixware?) an address book that can be | > > | us

Re: 233 MHz CPU system - Debian and SO 5.2 question

2002-02-24 Thread Joachim Fahnenmueller
Dear Andreas, IMHO StarOffice is the best word processor around. It can also do mail merges, with addressbook or any database you set up. However, it may be slow on your system. (I have 800 MHz, 128 MB and it runs very well.) You may want to try StarOffice / OpenOffice 6.0 . It is said to be fas

Re: 233 MHz CPU system - Debian and SO 5.2 question

2002-02-24 Thread ben
On Saturday 23 February 2002 06:53 pm, Bob Underwood wrote: [snip] > > > > | Is the Star Office 5.2 address book reliable enough for mail merges, or > > | has any other word processor (Applixware?) an address book that can be > > | used for mail merges? > > the subject of DOS style mail-merge capab

Re: 233 MHz CPU system - Debian and SO 5.2 question

2002-02-23 Thread Ron Johnson
On Sun, 24 Feb 2002 01:42:21 +0100 Andreas von Heydwolff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Ron Johnson wrote: > > On Sun, 24 Feb 2002 00:22:01 +0100 Andreas von Heydwolff <[EMAIL > > PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > [big snip] > I looked at Sylpheed and liked it the other day, is it already stable > en

Re: 233 MHz CPU system - Debian and SO 5.2 question

2002-02-23 Thread Bob Underwood
On Saturday 23 February 2002 19:59, dman wrote: > On Sun, Feb 24, 2002 at 12:22:01AM +0100, Andreas von Heydwolff wrote: > | Am fed up with Windows on a single workstation in a small non-profit > | organization, used mainly for word processing and mailing. This weekend > | I have to reinstall the O

Re: 233 MHz CPU system - Debian and SO 5.2 question

2002-02-23 Thread dman
On Sun, Feb 24, 2002 at 12:22:01AM +0100, Andreas von Heydwolff wrote: | Am fed up with Windows on a single workstation in a small non-profit | organization, used mainly for word processing and mailing. This weekend | I have to reinstall the OS, data are on a second HDD since the last | major cr

Re: 233 MHz CPU system - Debian and SO 5.2 question

2002-02-23 Thread Andreas von Heydwolff
Ron Johnson wrote: On Sun, 24 Feb 2002 00:22:01 +0100 Andreas von Heydwolff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Am fed up with Windows on a single workstation in a small non-profit organization, used mainly for word processing and mailing. This weekend I have to reinstall the OS, data are on a second

Re: 233 MHz CPU system - Debian and SO 5.2 question

2002-02-23 Thread Ron Johnson
On Sun, 24 Feb 2002 00:22:01 +0100 Andreas von Heydwolff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Am fed up with Windows on a single workstation in a small non-profit > organization, used mainly for word processing and mailing. This weekend > I have to reinstall the OS, data are on a second HDD since the l

Re: 233 MHz CPU system - Debian and SO 5.2 question

2002-02-23 Thread nate
> Would it make a difference in performance on the 233MHz MMX CPU and > 48Mb RAM system whether I choose potato or Woody? i cannot imagine any difference. 48MB ram for star office IMO is not enough. I wouldn't use it seriously unless I had at least 128MB ram, even then its slow. The slowest de

233 MHz CPU system - Debian and SO 5.2 question

2002-02-23 Thread Andreas von Heydwolff
Am fed up with Windows on a single workstation in a small non-profit organization, used mainly for word processing and mailing. This weekend I have to reinstall the OS, data are on a second HDD since the last major crash so it won't be too much trouble. I intend to make it dual boot with Debian