From owner-freebsd-newbies Wed Feb 13 11:53: 9 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Received: from phoenix.welearn.com.au (phoenix.welearn.com.au [139.130.44.81]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 59BE537B417 for ; Wed, 13 Feb 2002 11:52:55 -0800 (PST) Received: (from sue@localhost) by phoenix.welearn.com.au (8.11.6/8.11.6) id g1DJqQT83249; Thu, 14 Feb 2002 06:52:26 +1100 (EST) (envelope-from sue) Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2002 06:52:25 +1100 From: Sue Blake To: Lena@lena.kiev.ua Cc: freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Old Computer Message-ID: <20020214065225.V60024@welearn.com.au> Mail-Followup-To: Sue Blake , Lena@lena.kiev.ua, freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: ; from Lena@lena.kiev.ua on Wed, Feb 13, 2002 at 08:48:43PM +0200 Sender: owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.org On Wed, Feb 13, 2002 at 08:48:43PM +0200, Lena@lena.kiev.ua wrote: > Hi, > > It's my first post on Unix-related forums. Welcome! > I think that my question is more appropriate here than on > freebsd-questions, but if not then say and I'll post there > (or is there even more appropriate place?). Your question doesn't belong anywhere else, so it's fine here. > Please advise which packages/ports to select in described below > circumstances. I'll answer part of this. > Currently I use DOS with QEMM and Windows 3.1 mostly as a task switcher > between several DOS-sessions, each with a Norton Commander clone > run in full-screen 80x25 text mode (bright white or bright cyan text > on dark blue background), it's doesn't stress my eyes. I use a small > text editor with block functions and WordStar-like keys (Ctrl-K B > to mark beginning of block etc.) also in 80x25 text mode. That sounds very much like where I was, before using FreeBSD. I highly recommend the text editor joe, it's exactly like what you are used to, and small, full featured. It comes in a unix version and a DOS version too. Midnight Commander is quite similar to Norton, you'll love it. Other people might offer ideas for your other needs. -- Regards, -*Sue*- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message