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From: tyrone@world.std.com (Tyrone R Powers)
Subject: Software Availability
Message-ID: <Cz2n8F.F7K@world.std.com>
Summary: Software Availability
Keywords: software
Organization: The World Public Access UNIX, Brookline, MA
Distribution: all
Date: Thu, 10 Nov 1994 21:48:14 GMT
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The one advantage that I have always viewed ms-dos
having over any unix is the wide range of software
available for dos. I have always thought that Unix
would be alot more popular with every-day computer
users if there was more software available for it.
I'm talking about every-day software, not just
software development and programming stuff you
always see for unix. Unix is so much more powerful
of an operativ system that it is sad that software
developers are so into dos. If the big software
developers began writing software for Unix, just
think of the kind of software that you would begin
to see.
Now if I'm wrong about all this (if there really
is alot of good software out for unix) SOMEONE
PLEASE TELL ME! I am looking for any good
"regular" software, nothing specific. If someone
could give me a site where I could find alot
of software for *BSD, I'd appreciate it.
I'm also interested in the X-Windows platform,
but would like to know a couple of things about it
before I go and spend all the time to download it.
First: How much memory does it need to run?
(not just to start, but to actually run some
programs)
Second: Is there a 'small' way to set it up?
so far, I've estimated that it will take
around 100 MB of room. Is there a 'mini'
version of X-Windows? Something around
20-30 MB?
Third: Is it hard to set up? For instance, how
do you set up a device for your mouse?
I would be grateful to anyone who could lend a
little insight.
Thanks to anyone who can help!
Tyrone
tyrone@world.std.com