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Subject: Re: TRASH, TRASH, TRASH!

Author: Steve Coladonato

Date: 10:23:20 05/23/01

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On May 23, 2001 at 12:27:11, Aloisio Ponti Lopes wrote:

>On May 23, 2001 at 04:52:29, allan johnson wrote:
>
>>I am just about to buy a laptop loaded with Windows millenium.Does anyone
>>know if any of the major chess programmes has trouble with Windows me?
>>Thanks rabbits
>
>Windows Me is trash. Get Windows 2000 and a top chess program, you won't regret.
>There's another reason to do this: next Windows version - Win XP - is going to
>be launched soon, so being accostumed to Win 2000 you won't noticed so many
>differences...
>
>Well, if you were an advanced user, I would say Linux/StarOffice is a better
>choice than Windows/Office. Crafty runs great under Linux, and you can get an
>excellent free chess database too.
>
>A. Ponti

I am hoping to see a move towards Linux soon.  I am currently running RH 6.2
with StarOffice and have had no problems moving files from MS Office to and from
StarOffice.  Xboard and Crafty work fine as well as Shane Hudson's SCID.

Steve



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