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Applications list plus a couple of questions...
Hi,
please forgive this if it is an FAQ...
I was so taken by executor that I have just ordered a copy for
my home system :)
I've just installed Word 5.1 in my evaluation copy (E-DOS)
here at work, and it seems to work very well, so I know I bought well.
However the target platform I am running on at home will be linux.
I tried the Linux X version but it appears to be much slower than the DOS
one - I have 52Mb of RAM under Linux, but only 256kb of cache.
Will upgrading the cache improve performance much with E-linux?
Also, will running Executor in mono speed it up as well?
How do I set it to mono?
The way I use it is to display the pseudo-mac on my SPARC X-console,
this seems to work well - and there seems to be no performance difference
using it either on the Linux X console or on the SPARC via X protocol.
I don't wish to run X servers on Linux as it is meant to be a file
server, not a workstation...
When I displayed executor on a PC X server (MSDOS), however, performance
dropped quite a bit. Why would this be?
All my displays on Linux and the PC X server are 8 bit (generic SVGA),
and on the SPARC as a cg3...
of course I did not bother to try spawning multiple sessions, because
linux won't handle it, but I would like to speed up video performance.
What is the best way to do this?
Finally, is there a list of applications known to run on executor?
(yes I know Word 5 does)
I am *not* interested in games, but useful software, and something like
Photoshop would be nice ;)
What about Excel or Powerpoint?
(I really hate Macs and MS products BTW, but I need
portability for work matters)
I know in any respect, I will be very happy with my purchase - even if I
can only run MSWerd (sic)
What a great product!
(the cheque is already on it's way!!!)
My slogan -
"Executor: the Mac you have when you really don't want to have a Mac"
or
"An Executor today keeps the Apple away"
;)
rachel
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Rachel Polanskis UWS Nepean, PO Box 10 Kingswood NSW 2747
Library Systems Ph: 02 852 5899
Software Support r.polanskis@nepean.uws.edu.au
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