Comments on: Brand New Computer for $199

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 +0000

I write for a living and have nearly 20 years worth of files–stories, reviews, etc.–in MSWord. If I change to another word processer, how will I access my old Word files? Sue

By: Rick

Rick — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 +0000

There is not a word processor on any platform (Mac, Linux, etc) that won’t be able to read your Word documents. So, no worries…if you are ready to leave the Windows world, your Word documents can go happily with you.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 +0000

Were I to purchase the Splashtop, would my MSWord (97) software be usable with it?

How about my Garmon GPS, cameras, and other software that I use on my XP computer?

Sue

By: Rick

Rick — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 +0000

Splashtop computers can come with Windows…the computer and laptop I describe above can be used with your digital camera, but not MS Word (other equally effective alternatives available) and not your GPS.

Again, some computer users, perhaps you, still need and can utilize a windows machine, but a vast majority of computer users do not buy off the shelf software, don’t care what word processor they use, etc and Linux and even bare bones laptops like the one I described are extremely good options.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 +0000

I’ve been hearing this term for a good # of years now. I keep asking, “Self, what the heck is linux?”

So does this ’splain it best?

http://www.linuxlinks.com/local/WhatisLinux.shtml

Thanx

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 +0000

now you tell us I just got a new rebuilt computer and got vistaed

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 +0000

will it work on diallup most linux i tried did not work on diallup . ps vista sucks

By: Rick

Rick — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 +0000

Unless you absolutely cannot get any form of broadband where you live, and don’t want to or can’t pay for satellite if you live in the toolies, NO ONE SHOULD BE USING DIAL-UP ANYMORE. The Internet and email have evolved too far for dial-up. I’m not sure about dial-up and Linux, but generally the answer is no…broadband is here, broadband is growing, and dial-up is not Internet compatible any longer.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 +0000

on the dial-up note… generally all external modems will work fine. As for internal.. generally not, however there are some exceptions, and I’ve had success with an old S3 brand pci modem with Ubuntu.

If your thinking about switching from MSWord, have no fears. OpenOffice supports all MSWord extensions. Like *.doc files work fine, and whatever new format that MSWord 2003 or whatever has. If it doesent, rest assured it will be soon.

http://www.linuxlinks.com/local/WhatisLinux.shtml is a pretty brief explanation. It’s OK I guess. But, I feel the following link sums it up pretty well. (at least for Ubuntu) Then again, maybe that’s too short too. If you need a better explanation just contact the CoLoCo Ubuntu team below.

http://www.ubuntu.com/products/whatisubuntu

…and remember if anyone here needs any help switching to OpenOffice or Ubuntu, don’t hesitate to ask the Colorado Ubuntu Linux Team.

http://coloco.ubuntu-rocks.org/