Date: Thu, 06 Jan 2000 00:48:09 -0500 From: Jim Conner <jconner@enterit.com> To: Philip Jones <thearc@access1.net>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Unix vs Win98 Message-ID: <4.2.0.58.20000106004254.00bfc790@mail.enterit.com> In-Reply-To: <38756EFC.FB3B1691@access1.net>
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Well. IMHO, the answer to the question of whether FreeBSD/Unix has a GUI (point and click) interface is yes. Whether you will be able to use popular programs such as the ones you listed is questionable. There are some utilities/programs that make using those windows programs possible in the GUI provided with FreeBSD but it won't always work. Bottom line is this: Try it out and get to know it. FreeBSD is not for the faint of heart but it certainly is better than any windows OS I have ever used. Its more personal (customizable). Its also more frustrating at first (as is *any* new environment) just because you will have to learn it. If you are not familiar with a command line interface you may get lost. If you are willing to have patience and be zealous in learning the new environment then you will almost assuredly appreciate the change. If you are a hardcore (or even a semi hardcore) computer user, you will appreciate the fresh breath of clean OS. :) just my 2 cents Jim At 20:43 06-01-00 -0800, Philip Jones wrote: >Hello, I'm just a "consumer/lay person" using Win98. >I know that Win98 is just a "windows shell" over dos. >Unix I hear is a very stable integral system. >Do they make a "Windows" point & click Op. system, >which can accept popular program CD's... i.e. MS Office, >or Netscape, or WinFax Pro, Quicken? >Do they make a competitive Op. system for the consumer to use? >Or should I look to IBM OS2, for these features? >Or are there any other Op. systems which can perform like Win98, >but with more stability? >Thanks, Phil Jones > > > >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Today's errors, in contrast: Windows - "Invalid page fault in module kernel32.dll at 0032:A16F2935" UNIX - "segmentation fault - core dumped" Humanous Beingsus - "OOPS, I've fallen and I can't get up" ------------------------------- Jim Conner NOTJames jconner@enterit.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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