On Wednesday 15 September 2004 00:45, Lyvim Xaphir wrote:
> On Tue, 2004-09-14 at 18:40, David E. Fox wrote:
> > On Sat, 28 Aug 2004 14:26:47 +0200
> >
> > Kaj Haulrich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > Win4Linux runs Win98 only, not XP. Crossover doesn't list
> > > other applications then the most common, such as Office.
> > > "Derive" is a very special beast.
> >
> > It might still. I don't think it's going to require a lot of
> > extras, somehow. I mean it's not one of those shoot-em-up games
> > that requires esoteric hardware. It might work in vmware too.
> >
> > But as there is no OSS or TI didn't (yet) port Derive, isn't
> > there something that does run on Linux that is comparable?
> > mupad, macsyma, and the like spring to mind. I'm not qualified
> > (no maths degree) enough to really judge the capabilities and
> > what Derive will do that OSS replacements wouldn't, however.
> > (mupad I think is still OSS or "free for personal use"; macsyma
> > is in contrib last time I looked. The command line version is
> > lisp-based and clunky as hell, but the X11 version is a little
> > more polished.)
> >
> > > Kaj Haulrich.
>
> I think his daughter is required to have Derive. :(
>
> LX
Thanks for your suggestions, David. Alas... as Lyvim pointed out,
she _has_ to use Derive in order to cooperate with her classmates.
And as a follow-up to this lengthy thread : I received fresh CDs
from HP, removed the ethernet cable from her box, re-installed
WindowsXP, added a firewall (Zone Alarm), de-activated as much as I
could find (Messenger, Updates, NetBIOS and a few other things),
installed 4 different antivirus/antispyware applications (via a CD
burnt on Mandrake), set her default browser and mailer to Mozilla,
her office suite to OpenOffice.org, and - after innumerable
re-boots - connected the thing to the Internet. Ran two full scans
(Sygatetech and GRC Shields Up) and found everything OK.
All this was accomplished thanks to the kind folks on this list.
And you know what ? - Although only 14 years old, my daughter isn't
exactly stupid. She now uses her box for schoolwork (Derive and
OpenOffice.org) but every time she wants to use the net (mail,
browsing, accessing her schools network etc..) she goes to my box,
opens her linux-account and does what she wants. Transfers between
the two boxes are done via floppies or CDs. She unplugged her
ethernet cable again, just "to feel safe". And we don't have to
worry about this SP2 thingy.
So, once again, we're a respectable family and can't be accused of
contaminating the Internet.
Thanks, all who helped. Peace.
Kaj Haulrich.
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