Gregory Pittman wrote: > On 09/04/2009 08:10 PM, Christoph Sch?fer wrote: >> Am Samstag, 5. September 2009 01:50:09 schrieb Bryan Alexander: >> >>> Hi, >>> >>> Does anyone know if there are any Scribus versions out there still >>> available for download that work on Windows 95? I know it's ancient, >>> but I >>> have a guy that has an old computer. He's into graphic art, but has >>> never >>> used computers. Someone gave him this old computer, he wants to see if >>> it's something he would use before buying one.... >>> >>> >> Unfortunately, Scribus never ran on Win95/98/ME, and never will. >> >> The minimum required to run Scribus on Windows is Win2000. >> > The best thing about a Win95 computer is that this is a perfect scenario > for blowing away the Win95 installation and replacing with some sort of > Linux. After all, you're not likely to be able to even consider > installing some later version of Windows, since it would balk at some > sort of hardware issue that is unsolvable.
A bit harsh perhaps. W2k will run on a lot of nasty old hardware, and if it doesn't, Linux probably won't play nicely either. Cheers, J/. -- John Beardmore, MSc EDM (Open), B.A. Chem (Oxon), CMIOSH, AIEMA, MEI Managing Director, T4 Sustainability Limited. http://www.T4sLtd.co.uk/ Energy Audit, Carbon Management, Design Advice, Sustainable Energy Consultancy and Installation, Carbon Trust Standard Registered Assessor Phone: 0845 4561332 Mobile: 07785 563116 Skype: t4sustainability
