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Date: Mon, 29 Jun 1998 19:46:37 -0700
To: "K.H. von Kaufmann" <khvk AT user DOT itconsult DOT co DOT uk>, opendos AT delorie DOT com
From: Robert Sears <bobbitchin AT hempseed DOT com>
Subject: Re: windows equivalents
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At 02:11 AM 6/29/98 +0100, K.H. von Kaufmann wrote:
>I want to move to Linux (or Dr-Dos for that matter);  Anyone know if there
>are Linux equivalents of the following Windows software?
>
>1) Word processor like MS-Word (or is there a version of LaTex with GUI).

Star Office is just like MS-Office and can read and write Word 6.0 and
Excel. I think Aplixware from Redhat is an office suite too. Also there is
Word Perfect for Linux.

>2) Eudora (or something that will use or convert the mailboxes).

Yes lots of mail readers, worse comes to worse you can use Netscape for mail

>3) WinZip.

there are zip and unzip utilites out there but I havent found one thats a
simple to use as winzip, but I am sure if you look sombody will have one

>4) FreeAgent usenet newsreader.

lots of news readers, again there is always Netscape

>5) A file conversion utility to convert Word, Excel and other files.

Not really needed with Star Office

>6) Sidekick 2.0 personal information manager.

I have seen PIM's but havent tried any

>7) A PGP shell.

I think so, I am sure there is PGP for Linux you might have to use the
command line for that one
>
>Failing that is there a reliable way of running Win95/8 software on Linux?
>
No, at the present time you can run some Win 3.1 apps with Wabi or Wine

>Also is there a Linux GUI that will run on less than 4Mb of RAM (I have an
>un-upgradable laptop)?

Hmm... I think X-Windows will run but it might be painfully slow?