Re: Major interview

[Trevor & Ellen Witt <tewitt@es.co.nz>]

At 02:35 AM 9/4/99 -0500, you wrote:
>On Sat, 04 Sep 1999, you wrote:
>> In reply: 
>> There are two main areas of interest one is computers as a tool for
>> information gathering, ananlysis and reporting. As such a tool it has to be
>> integrated into all curriculum areas. This I believe can be done with 
>> 1. A web browser
>> 2. E-mail 
>> 3. Presentation package such as Kid Pix, which allows multimedia
>> 4. Integrated simple word processing (DTP even better), spread sheet and
>> database.  
>> So schools do not need a lot of software to make effective use of a whole
>> range of information technologies.
>>
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>I come late to this discussion, just joined the list, and have just started
>using Linux on donated equipment, but what you describe above IS out there. 
>Star office does all the above, and for $295 a building, and includes just
>about all platforms:  Windows, Linux, AND Mac.

Thanks for the info . Just got Star Office this week on Win 95 . and did see
it was available for LINUX!!!
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