Re: [libreoffice-users] question on Screen Resolution quote on web site.

The guy Must have Windows.  He would be lost with Linux and WINE.

He has Corel Draw for all of his old work graphics, but I am adding GIMP 
and Inkscape.

The memory is maxed out at 512MB even with more RAM installed.  Really 
old system.


On 08/19/2011 11:04 AM, David Nelson wrote:
> Hi,
>
> On such old hardware, you might usefully consider using Linux with the
> XFCE GUI, because you will undoubtedly get better performances than
> with XP, and won't need the antivirus software.
>
> If you really need some kind of antivirus, you could try receiving all
> files through a webmail provider such as Gmail, because it will do the
> antivirus checking for you, instead of having dedicated antivirus
> software running permanently on the computer and hogging resources.
>
> Keeping only a low number of fonts might help, too.
>
> Having a low res like 800X600 is going to mean that you'll have a lot
> less screen real estate. icons will be bigger, toolbars will take up
> more space, etc. I'm assuming that LibO will indeed run at 800x600,
> because I've never tried it myself...
>
> If you really need Corel Draw rather than opting for GIMP, you will
> probably get it to run quite well under Wine, especially if you use
> the enhanced Crossover Office solution.
>
> I think you'll want to allow for a large spill partition when setting
> up Linux, as there will certainly be a lot of swapping out
> happening... But likely it'll be less than with XP with the same
> hardware configuration.
>
> Again, I'm assuming that all your software will run. It's been a long
> time since I worked on such a machine. But, undoubtedly, Linux plus
> XFCE is your best bet...
>
> If you have the possibility of adding memory, that will certainly feel
> like a God-sent improvement in performances.
>
> HTH.


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