Date: Sat, 7 Nov 1998 17:55:46 -0500 (EST) From: "Aaron Hughes <aaronh@bind.com>" <aaronh@user1.bind.com> To: William Temple <imbear@hotmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Applications Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.04.9811071751100.19034-100000@user1.bind.com> In-Reply-To: <19981107224608.28585.qmail@hotmail.com>
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There are graphic design programs for FreeBSD, however, PhotoShop is not one of them. In orer to use such an application, you would have to install an Windows emulator such as wine or write your own. As for the hardware support, most everything on the plannet is supported, and if it is not many people are constantly developing on freeBSD, so won't be long before it is supported. As for performance on the desktop, FreeBSD Rules!! Please do understand FreeBSD is a UNIX platform, and the closest thing you will find to the GUI interfaces out there is Xwindows which is certainly not anywhere close to Windows or OS2. On Sat, 7 Nov 1998, William Temple wrote: > Dear Team: > > I have come to the end of Microsoft's rope and I never liked IBM, I was > looking for a new path when an acquaintance suggested FreeBSD. After > searching several websites I am left with some questions. Other than > Applix most other vendors deal in server utilities and security. Are > there applications such as PhotoShop? Will my Wacom Digitizer Pad be > compatible? Will my ComputerEyes Video Capture card be compatible? How > does FreeBSD perform as a workstation platform? Will my UMAX Astra 610P > scanner be compatible? I have yet to search your sites for database > info but if you could include some in your response I would appreciate > the effort. Thank you in advance. > > Respectfully, > Bill Temple > > ______________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > - Aaron Hughes - For public PGP key: finger aaronh@bind.com - aaronh@bind.com. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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