From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Sep 20 03:37:40 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9B83216A417 for ; Thu, 20 Sep 2007 03:37:40 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from oceanare@pacific.net.sg) Received: from smtpgate4.pacific.net.sg (smtpgate4.pacific.net.sg [203.81.36.24]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id B82B813C46B for ; Thu, 20 Sep 2007 03:37:39 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from oceanare@pacific.net.sg) Received: (qmail 13080 invoked from network); 20 Sep 2007 03:37:37 -0000 Received: from bb121-7-106-120.singnet.com.sg (HELO P2120.somewherefaraway.com) (oceanare@121.7.106.120) by smtpgate4.pacific.net.sg with ESMTPA; 20 Sep 2007 03:37:35 -0000 Message-ID: <46F1EAFA.5020209@pacific.net.sg> Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2007 11:37:31 +0800 From: Erich Dollansky User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.6 (X11/20070826) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: dalek2@wnc.nevada.edu References: <1190254671.46f1d84f47dbd@secure.unr.nevada.edu> In-Reply-To: <1190254671.46f1d84f47dbd@secure.unr.nevada.edu> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Software 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: Thu, 20 Sep 2007 03:37:40 -0000 Hi, iTunes will be the killer application which will keep you with Windows. I have not seen on FreeBSD. There is actually more software available for FreeBSD than for Windows if you work in the fields of science or engineering. Some ports are now ported so that they can support Windows. Erich Kellen Dale wrote: > I was wondering what kind of software freeBSD can support. I am currently a > windows user but I would like to switch to a Unix operating system. The one > thing that I am concerned about however, is that since I am still a student I > must have access to software that will allow me to make/view word docs. Also, > I need to be able to run iTunes for my iPod. Now I am aware that there is a > lot of shareware available so the word processor wouldn't be hard to find but > do you support iTunes? I know I could switch to a Mac, but I would rather not > have to spend the money on a specific computer... Thank you. > > --Kellen-- > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >