The "must have Windows" is because he uses some software that does not have Linux compatible version, or ones that use his file types.
I would love for him to switch to a low resource Linux OS, and he would try it, but those packages and their files.
I have asked him to start looking at changing/saving all his Coral Draw files to Inkscape's SVG format, which C.D. can save the files as. That way, if I do get him to switch, he will be ready for Illustrating with Inkscape instead of Corel Draw. I am looking for other free software to replace the ones he is fond of.
As for Dual Boot,My dual Core Vista Laptop is dual boot for 32-bit Vista and 64-bit Ubuntu 10.04 LTS. I have USB hardware that I cannot get to run off of Linux, so I still need to keep Windows. My Epson printer that prints on CD and DVD media needs Windows to get the DVD printing to work, or the scanning for that machine to work. No drivers or software options within any Linux applications will do those two jobs. Also there is no ink level monitor package that will work with that printer either. I can print paper documents to it, and that is about it. Can do more with my HP inkjet, but it does not go beyond the tri-color ink and does not do duplex printing. I cannot get LO to print duplex though.
Today I will be loading LO on that P-III machine. It only has a 18GB drive, and I have a 19GB that should work in it. 20GB is the max drive this machine can take.
On 08/19/2011 08:03 PM, Tom Davies wrote:
Hi :) I used to be exactly like that until i actually tried a Gnu&Linux. Now i just find Windows too slow and doddery. I found the best way in was a dual-boot set to boot into Windows by default. Then explore the Gnu&Linux at your own or his own pace. Anyway, i couldn't sell water to a thirsty man in a desert on a hot dry day& this is about the same. Good luck and regards from Tom :) ________________________________ From: webmaster for Kracked Press Productions<webmaster@krackedpress.com> To: users@global.libreoffice.org Sent: Fri, 19 August, 2011 20:14:36 Subject: 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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