dhbailey wrote:
Scott Amort wrote:
Dennis Bathory-Kitsz wrote:
> I can only assume people like the increasingly prettified GUIs
because the
designs sell. But I just want screen real estate and no distractions.
From
what I've seen, neither the new Mac nor the upcoming Windows provide
that.
(I've tried Linux; right now it seems to be the worst of both worlds.)
Sorry to hijack this thread a bit, but I've got to jump in. What
flavour of Linux did you try? Because if you are looking for minimal
desktop setups, then Linux is the place to be. Look at FluxBox, IceWM
or AfterStep. For example (and I have tried this), you can run
FluxBox on top of Slackware on an old 486 and still have a reasonably
responsive OS. Windows 98 won't even install. Of course if you want
eye-candy, you can go with KDE or Gnome and use Xgl for the latest and
greatest in OpenGL acceleration. There are lots of reasons not to use
Linux, but the lack of a bare-bones desktop is not one of them.
How well does Finale run on Linux machines?
Not at all my point - you'll even note that my last sentence was 'There
are lots of reasons not to use Linux'. Lack of Finale and other
multimedia apps (Photoshop, Illustrator, etc.) is certainly one of them.
I was merely addressing Dennis' comment that Linux was the worst of the
three operating systems concerning screen real estate and unnecessary UI
distractions.
Best,
Scott
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