I use KMail, the interface is similar to that of outlook.
But sometimes i use outlook too ;)
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From: "Michael Leone" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Newbie List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, February 19, 2001 2:48 PM
Subject: [newbie] Re: eh?
> From: Nick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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> To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: [newbie] eh?
>
> >I must confess to being an absolute 'newbie' on Linux. I have managed
> to
> >install lm7.2 correctly. all my devices see to be working ok except my
> usb
> >deskjet895cxi printer which i'm not too fussed about yet. what i am
> >desperate for though, is to install a '98 emulator to continue using
> >office2000 (sorry guys, but i really do need to use it!). i've tried
> the
> '>wine' thing using the rpm manager in knome but the damn thing still
> doesn't
> >appear in my program list. I really would like to use the vmware or
> whatever
> >it's called but don't know where to start. i need a real idiots guide
> to
> >downloading/installing, etc taking me right from switching on my pc to
> ?switching it off! I'm pretty much a whizz on '98 / win2k, etc but Linux
> is
> >killing me. I was born and raised of DOS3.21 and i'm really struggling.
> >help!
>
> I started way back when with MSDOS 2.0; glad to meet ya! :-)
>
> Wine doesn't like handle O2K. Wine is more for installing specific
> applications. What you want is a full OS emulation.
>
> You can try using Win4Lin (http://www.win4lin.com). Realize that this is
> not exactly a true newbie exercise, but you should be able to get thru
> it. Win4Lin is limited to only running Win9x, not ANY OS like VMWare is.
> It's also easier and cheaper. (VMWare is industrial strength hardware
> emulation, so you can install any OS into it's virtual machine)
>
> I have installed a full copy of Win98 using Win4Lin (you must have a
> legal copy of a Win98 CD to use, or the program doesn't even install).
> and I have installed O2K Pro into this Win98 install. Worked fine.
>
> I had to recompile my kernel, to add in support for running Windows
> under Linux. You might be able to use the RPMs available from the web
> site to do this step; I couldn't, because I had already upgraded my
> kernel to v2.2.18 - and the RPMS are for stock Mandrake 7.2, kernel
> versions 2.2.17. Wasn't hard, tho - you just need to (mostly) follow the
> step-by-step instructions for re-compiling a kernel. Then install
> Win4Lin. It - literally - is a full Win98 install, running in a window
> on a Linux desktop.
>
> I'm doing this on a P3-550, 384M RAM. No performance problems.
>
> >p.s, while i'm on the subject. what's the best e-mail client currently.
> i'm
> >after something similar to oe5 but without the vb / java script support
> >crap!
>
> I like Evolution, from the Ximian (foremerly Helix Gnome) folks; very
> Outlook like. Also, KMail under KDE is quite nice.
>
>
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> You've got your glory, you've paid for it all
> You take your pension in loneliness and alcohol
> Billy Squier, "Everybody wants you"
>
>
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