Date: Thu, 23 Dec 1999 12:26:08 -0800 (PST) From: David Wolfskill <dhw@whistle.com> To: freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG, jcm@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org Subject: Re: setting up a laptop workstation Message-ID: <199912232026.MAA65665@pau-amma.whistle.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.21.9912222303490.15068-100000@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org>
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>Date: Wed, 22 Dec 1999 23:06:36 +0000 (GMT) >From: Jonathon McKitrick <jcm@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org> >Does anyone have any ideas on what i could install on a freebsd laptop to >make it a nice useable workstation, not just a netsurfer? I have Lyx, >netscape, and a few editors installed. I would like to avoid staroffice, >but i might end up getting it after all. Well, if I ever get a laptop, I'd probably install such things as: * magicpoint (for presentations) * xfig (for drawing diagrams &c.) * xv (for image display & some manipulation) * xpaint (for more image manipulation) Assuming that I'd have groff on there anyway, that combination would suit me as far as generating PostScript (for printing) for letters, memos, signs, diagrams, charts, slides, whatever. BTW, at the December BayLISA (http://www.baylisa.org/) meeting, one of the "Short but Cool" talks was from one of the (3) principals in a new start-up called "TuxTops"; they're working on being able to sell laptops with Linux (at first) and FreeBSD & OpenBSD (later) pre-installed... with no "Microsoft tax". He (Mark) indicated that they hoped to be able to start shipping within a few months. Cheers, david -- David Wolfskill dhw@whistle.com UNIX System Administrator voice: (650) 577-7158 pager: (888) 347-0197 FAX: (650) 372-5915 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message
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