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  From: Freeman, Peter (ERHS) <Freeman.Peter@saugov.sa.gov.au>
  To  : David Lloyd <lloy0076@rebel.net.au>
  Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2001 14:53:10 +0930

RE: PCs for kids (Geelong)

>It depends. I make a reasonable living out of Linux/PHP and other
>non-specifically Microsoft based tools and products. Nonetheless I'm yet
>to find a Linux System that can outdo Microsoft Word, a GUI DBMS that is
>as easy to use as Access or Paradox or an open source browser that is as
>good as Internet Explorer.

Agreed on all counts.  Maybe the Kylixes of this world may change some
of this, but it won't happen overnight.

>Before everyone jumps up and down at me, Mozilla is far too slow and
>trying to get Java running with it is like playing russian roulette.
>Opera is nice but Java doesn't work (and yes, I want Java
>functionality). Netscape 4.7X series tends to be buggy and its
>synchronous DNS is woeful and can actually kill ALL open Netscape
>sessions. And its rendering is !@#$ed.

Have u used Konqueror (kde default) lately?  I dont use anything else
at home, at work i use MSIE, and admittedly it is a better browser, but
to be honest, the only sites i've had trouble with using Konqueror are
the shockwave-enabled ones, which dont make up a whole lot of my browsing
habits.  Apart from those, its excellent, and the rendering is spot on.


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