Re: Newbie Non-FAQ(I think) questions

1999-10-18 Thread Erich_Newell
[EMAIL PROTECTED], debian-user@lists.debian.org cc:(bcc: Erich Newell/genserv/mesaaz) Subject: Re: Newbie Non-FAQ(I think) questions On Thu, Oct 14, 1999 at 05:01:19PM -0700, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > APPS and GAMES: > -

Re: LaTeX? (was: Newbie Non-FAQ(I think) questions)

1999-10-17 Thread shaul
> > Okay, where can I find a good tutorial on LaTeX? I want to get started in > it, but I don't know where to start. [10:27:15 /tmp]$ ls /usr/doc/texmf/latex/general/ a.ps guide.dvi.gz l2kurz.dvi.gz lshort.dvi.gz essential.dvi.gz guide.ps.gz latex2e.dvi.gz symbols.dvi.gz [10:

Re: LaTeX? (was: Newbie Non-FAQ(I think) questions)

1999-10-16 Thread J.H.M. Dassen \(Ray\)
On Fri, Oct 15, 1999 at 16:18:49 -0600, Dwayne C . Litzenberger wrote: > Also, any good tutorials/references on SGML? On Sat, Oct 16, 1999 at 15:34:57 +1300, Brett Shand wrote: > Try here: http://www.oasis-open.org/cover/sgml-xml.html Enough material to drown in. Stéphan Bortzmeyer has a hands-on

Re: LaTeX? (was: Newbie Non-FAQ(I think) questions)

1999-10-16 Thread Brett Shand
At 04:18 PM 10/15/99 -0600, Dwayne C . Litzenberger wrote: >Also, any good tutorials/references on SGML? Try here: http://www.oasis-open.org/cover/sgml-xml.html Brett

Re: LaTeX? (was: Newbie Non-FAQ(I think) questions)

1999-10-15 Thread Martin Fluch
On Fri, 15 Oct 1999, Dwayne C . Litzenberger wrote: > Okay, where can I find a good tutorial on LaTeX? I want to get started in > it, but I don't know where to start. Helmut Kopka: LaTeX -- A Document Preperation System, Addison-Wesley Martin -- If the box says 'Windows 95 or better', it shou

LaTeX? (was: Newbie Non-FAQ(I think) questions)

1999-10-15 Thread Dwayne C . Litzenberger
> Currently I use Latex to do reports and essays. Okay, where can I find a good tutorial on LaTeX? I want to get started in it, but I don't know where to start. Also, any good tutorials/references on SGML? -- "I already have all the latest software." -- Laura Winslow, "Family Matters" D

Re: Newbie Non-FAQ(I think) questions

1999-10-15 Thread Mike Werner
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > APPS and GAMES: > - > Quake / QuakeWorld -- I'm guessing that the Linux build for these works on > the Debian distributionAny pointers? (Debian specific FAQ's) > Q3A > VisualStudio6.0 > Word 6.0 -- I've been told that StarOffice is

Re: Newbie Non-FAQ(I think) questions

1999-10-15 Thread Joe Block
On Thu, Oct 14, 1999 at 09:26:16PM -0400, Justin Settle wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > The Nt boot loader is a pain - you can't use lilo. There is a howto for > this though. I take you have partitioning all done as fips can split > and NTFS partition as of yet. I saw something yesterday or

Re: Newbie Non-FAQ(I think) questions

1999-10-15 Thread Oki DZ
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: .. > I need to know what are the best (if any) alternatives available on Linux > for applications I use > on a daily basis.I also need to know a bit more about Debian now that > I've decided to give it > a go.. Netscape. Aren't you interested in browsing somethin

Re: Newbie Non-FAQ(I think) questions

1999-10-15 Thread Justin Settle
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Hi all. I am the epitomy of newbie. > > I've finally had enough of MS (Multiple Sclorosis)..I'm tired of being > paralyzed. But I need help. > > After plenty of review, and a couple disappointing attempts with RedHat, > I've decided to try > Debian. Primary reaso

Re: Newbie Non-FAQ(I think) questions

1999-10-15 Thread Eric Gillespie, Jr.
On Thu, Oct 14, 1999 at 05:01:19PM -0700, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > APPS and GAMES: > - > Quake / QuakeWorld -- I'm guessing that the Linux build for these works on > the Debian distributionAny pointers? (Debian specific FAQ's) Quake works perf

Newbie Non-FAQ(I think) questions

1999-10-15 Thread Erich_Newell
Hi all. I am the epitomy of newbie. I've finally had enough of MS (Multiple Sclorosis)..I'm tired of being paralyzed. But I need help. After plenty of review, and a couple disappointing attempts with RedHat, I've decided to try Debian. Primary reason being the quality / layout of informat