[plug] linux only system - need advice

[Adam Ashley]

dia is a visio equiv

Adam

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chris Cornish [mailto:eronline at wa1.quik.com.au]
> Sent: Saturday, 9 June 2001 11:06 AM
> To: plug at plug.linux.org.au
> Subject: Re: [plug] linux only system - need advice
>
>
> Staroffice from Sun Micro systems could be the answere to powerpoint dont
> know about visio though
>
> Chris
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "itmail" <lette at it.net.au>
> To: <plug at plug.linux.org.au>
> Sent: Saturday, June 09, 2001 6:33 PM
> Subject: [plug] linux only system - need advice
>
>
> >
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I've finally made up my mind, and I'm going to kill my windows partition
> > (currently dual booting windows 2000 and SuSE 7.1)
> >
> > now the only problems I have with this are my printer, my digital camera
> and
> > a couple of applications I can't seem to find linux equivilents of (I'm
> sure
> > someone else has tho )
> >
> > Firstly my printer - Epson Stylus Colour 580 ***USB ONLY*** (I wasn't
> > thinking straight when I bought this) how do I use this? (current kernel
> is
> > 2.2.18 but I will upgrade to SuSE 7.2 and kernel 2.4.4 as soon
> as this is
> > released) how do I use this? if at all possible?
> >
> > DIgital Camera - I have a Kodak DC 3200, is it possible to use this
> through
> > the connection supplied (serial cable) or do I need to buy a
> Compact Flash
> > Card reader? Im thinking of doing this anyway but a temporary solution
> would
> > mean I could kill windows sooner
> >
> > As for applications, does anyone know of any Linux Equivilents to Visio
> and
> > Powerpoint (im sure something compatible with powerpoint is
> available I am
> > however a bit more scepticle about visio)
> >
> > All advice and information will be most appreciated
> >
> > TIA
> >
> > Quintin
> >
> >
> >
>
>