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| Subject | Re: What do people use RISCOS for these days |
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| Newsgroups | comp.sys.acorn.misc |
| From | Alan Leighton <alan.leighton2@ntlworld.com> |
| Message-ID | <3b05d98452.alan@ntlworld.com> (permalink) |
| References | <924c8fc7-844f-4f8f-8c25-ccf50e5a214c@dc2g2000vbb.googlegroups.com> <7533fe8352.pnyoung@pnyoung.ormail.co.uk> |
| Organization | virginmedia.com |
| Date | 2012-04-23 10:15 +0100 |
In message <7533fe8352.pnyoung@pnyoung.ormail.co.uk>
Peter Young <pnyoung@ormail.co.uk> wrote:
> On 21 Apr 2012 Peter <peternhopkins@hotmail.com> wrote:
>> Hi folks. I grew up from the days of a Solidisk expanded BBC B upto a
>> Riscpc 600 running RO4.37 I think it was with the irlam i??? audio/
>> video sampler. I moved away from the RO platform due to the poor web
>> browsers and weak video. I now use a Windows Pc which can record HD
>> material from satellite, an imac, and a netbook running Ubuntu.
>> I still use Ovation as my preferred word processor on the Pc and BBC
>> basic for windows on both ubuntu and windows for running home written
>> programs that started life back on the BBC B.
>> I still keep looking at this and the hardware forum to see whats going
>> on and got to wondering what RO users use their machines for and if
>> they are still their primary computers.
> Well, for one person definitely the primary computer:
> Nearly all DTP and word-processing using OPro and to a lesser extent
> EasiWriter; letters, business following being branch secretary of a
> charity. I have to export files to Windows for this latter, as people
> can't manage without Word or Excel. Word files are made in EasiWriter
> and exported to Windows either in Word format or as rtf (I think the
> latter works marginally better). Excel files are made in a RISC OS
> database and converted via csv to LibreOffice in Windows and exported
> as Excel.
> All e-mailing and usenet (MPro and NetFetch, far better than anything
> I've seen on Windows).
> All database work (DataPower).
> Most spreadsheet work (Fireworkz Pro, which can import Excel files).
> A good 75% of web-browsing using NetSurf. The other 25% NetSurf fails
> with, so I have to use Windows Firefox.
> All text editing, using StrongED, and a limited amount of HTML editing
> using this also.
> Most printing. I have a new printer, which took about 2 minutes to set
> up in RISC OS, and a good half-hour on Windows, mostly waiting for
> something to happen.
> Oh, and playing Scrabble against the computer.
> The only thing I find more frustrating on RISC OS than on Windows is
> cataloguing and management of photos.
> The main reason why I like RISC OS is that it does what I tell it to
> do, and doesn't think it knows better than I do what I want to do.
> Small example: I did try editing Word files in LibreOffice, and it
> kept on dictating to me how it thought I should format the text.
> EasiWriter on the other hand obeys me nicely. And don't talk to me
> about the Windows filing system. In RISC OS it's obvious where a file
> went to, less so in Windows unless you're very clever.
> Oscar Wilde: "When other people agree with me, I know I'm wrong".
> With best wishes,
> Peter.
Pretty well a resounding DITTO,
Alan
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Re: What do people use RISCOS for these days "John Williams (News)" <UCEbin@tiscali.co.uk> - 2012-04-21 22:36 +0200
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Re: What do people use RISCOS for these days Alan Leighton <alan.leighton2@ntlworld.com> - 2012-04-23 10:15 +0100
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Re: What do people use RISCOS for these days Dave Wisnia at home <david@wisnia.net> - 2012-09-14 08:09 +0100
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Re: What do people use RISCOS for these days Brian Jordan <brian.jordan9@btinternet.com> - 2012-04-25 12:46 +0100
Re: What do people use RISCOS for these days Alan Calder <alan_calder@o2.co.uk> - 2012-04-25 13:05 +0100
Re: What do people use RISCOS for these days M Harding <riscos@mdharding.org.uk> - 2012-04-25 15:05 +0100
Re: What do people use RISCOS for these days Alan Calder <alan_calder@o2.co.uk> - 2012-04-25 15:49 +0100
Re: What do people use RISCOS for these days M Harding <riscos@mdharding.org.uk> - 2012-04-25 16:34 +0100
Re: What do people use RISCOS for these days Alan Calder <alan_calder@o2.co.uk> - 2012-04-25 17:08 +0100
Re: What do people use RISCOS for these days Dave Symes <dave@triffid.co.uk> - 2012-04-25 18:48 +0100
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