Re Cost of Debian
tcc wrote
>At present i am using an intel pentium 233MHZ computer with 4.3 GB hardisk
>I would like to acquire your debian software to help me perform mainly
>excel and
>word function . is there any authorised dealer in Malaysia? how much it
>cost
Firstly: the cost of Debian is really mininal. I've seen costs between
US$1.99 and GB£5 for the cd version. On the internet (getting via ftp) the
cost only amounts to your connection fees. Of course, to get all the
software offered on the cd its worth paying and havign the cd shipped out
to you (You can pay by credit card at some of the retailers in the states
and uk (that i know of) and almost certainly elsewhere. Have a look at
www.debian.org for a list of resellers if you look.
Secondly: you won;t be able to run word or excel on Debian. Neither of
these (or indeed any Microsoft programs that i know of) are ported for
linux. If you're looking for spreadsheet function and word processing
function in linux you could try Axene (www.axene.com) who have a range of
inexpensive office software (dtp, word processing, spreadsheet and browser)
or corel who have a very inexpensive copy of their WordPerfect 8 available
either for download or again cd.
As to costs for the software: last time i looked the WP8 was about US$50 -
for the cd version although there is also a 90 day free trial available.
The Axene office set (all 4 progs together) costs the same, although you
can buy the individual packages for US$25 each (excepting the browser which
is free).
Hope this helps a bit
JOE
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