From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Apr 28 14:47:12 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AB81D16A404 for ; Sat, 28 Apr 2007 14:47:12 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from almarrie@gmail.com) Received: from an-out-0708.google.com (an-out-0708.google.com [209.85.132.248]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5541F13C4C9 for ; Sat, 28 Apr 2007 14:47:12 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from almarrie@gmail.com) Received: by an-out-0708.google.com with SMTP id c24so915714ana for ; Sat, 28 Apr 2007 07:47:11 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=beta; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:message-id:date:from:to:subject:cc:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition:references; b=aUu2L11tG73ZuuIQbadL9RI8sX6sJKjwKPqSjQH4pQIRuWg4f5sCHPvkmwi36mLSviZ+sbnwVMIAqXAEWU1THFlPAgt54Rq758yipyLyd1+pONmUh5dBtzFtn3VZ0Ov90HfhDpvO7UL7fhIKj7z4tmGb00tRMPgDr6HpHr6EXHQ= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=beta; h=received:message-id:date:from:to:subject:cc:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition:references; b=BXCsInK2w8dN38Bx0G+SfG13SYA0MvfOqDYfnIefb0sftEhBdHIdbEKy2YVmw6lJ9E+3HbG7SrYkYjRv950JY8G/Jm1EbRZptsbzsL4jgjzBTqySpgQjs5+NAZwDPKuiNuXmhTCFDTining+2R4EBcw+yHKB4RwT4ssgGns8NkQ= Received: by 10.100.173.19 with SMTP id v19mr2837666ane.1177771631155; Sat, 28 Apr 2007 07:47:11 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.100.9.14 with HTTP; Sat, 28 Apr 2007 07:47:10 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <499c70c0704280747p1d017ec9pda0658124f584f93@mail.gmail.com> Date: Sat, 28 Apr 2007 17:47:10 +0300 From: "Abdullah Ibn Hamad Al-Marri" To: "james thompson" In-Reply-To: <4632AF6B.3020500@tampabay.rr.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline References: <4632AF6B.3020500@tampabay.rr.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, JamesThompson65@yahoo.com Subject: Re: Is FreeBSD simple enough for Novices, Will FreeBSD accept Office 98 + Publisher? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 28 Apr 2007 14:47:12 -0000 On 4/28/07, james thompson wrote: > How difficult is FreeBSD to use in place of MS windows, say compared to > Apple OSX? I believe it may be able to run Offide 98; can Office 98 > with Publisher be ran on FreeBSD? I want to use FreeBSD to compose > articles, and combine them into a Book for publication, as a Home Office > Operation by a person with little experience beyond windows. In 1995, > I took a MicroComputer Operating Systems course in Windows 3.11 and DOS > 6.22. I have used Windows 95, 98, and XP Home & upgraded to Media Edition. Hello, It's very easy, I suggest for new bsd users to go for PC-BSD http://www.pcbsd.org/ since it's one setup CD with complete desktop interface. -- Regards, -Abdullah Ibn Hamad Al-Marri Arab Portal http://www.WeArab.Net/