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>>>>> "D" == Donald Burr <d_burr@ix.netcom.com> writes:


D> Such as, word processing, spreadsheets, contact managers, et al.

Let me preface this by saying that I'm speaking from the position of a
Linux user, but since you can run many of the binaries under FreeBSD...

I believe that WordPerfect is now available for Linux.  I'm not sure
if you can get it outside the Caldera bundle, but I'm planning on
looking in to it.

Also, I think, there are some pretty good spreadsheets.  Try looking
in an issue of the Linux Journal.  Many of the commercial advertizers
can be found there. 

D> liked the Windows Solitare game better than any other I've found on
D> DOS, Windows, Mac, or UNIX).

I saw xpat2 last night, and it looked pretty good...

D> only available in Linux-ELF format.  (I run FreeBSD, which can run
D> a lot of Linux stuff in emulation, but NOT ELF.)

If you ever decide to try Linux, check out the debian distribution.
It has a really nice package system so you can install programs to try
them out and then "purge" them if you don't like them. 

D> But, basically, how well do these programs run under Executor?

I can vouch for Quicken 5 to some extent.  It has been working fine
for me in light usage.

D> some Fortune 500 company that demands 100% perfect
D> software/hardware performance or else I'll lose millions of
D> dollars.

You're runnning a more stable setup than most of them...

--
Rob


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