Date: Sat, 28 Apr 2007 17:47:10 +0300 From: "Abdullah Ibn Hamad Al-Marri" <almarrie@gmail.com> To: "james thompson" <jthompson203@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? Message-ID: <499c70c0704280747p1d017ec9pda0658124f584f93@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <4632AF6B.3020500@tampabay.rr.com> References: <4632AF6B.3020500@tampabay.rr.com>
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On 4/28/07, james thompson <jthompson203@tampabay.rr.com> 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/
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