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Author Re: Hope everyone knows I mean Linux, not
Bright Spark

2006-11-13, 4:44 pm

On Fri, 10 Nov 2006 12:54:31 -0600, "LizzieB."
<blahblah@blahblahblah.com> wrote:

>Bright Spark wrote:
>
>
>Haggis doesn't accidentally use any word. Ever.
>
>Unless you're typing every single word out every single time, using a
>transcribing machine, and printing your work and delivering it, Linus
>(oops--Linux) doesn't have the appropriate applications to make MT
>productive.
>
>-voice file player which has only recently been developed
>-a decent medical spellcheck
>-expander with any balls at all
>-MS Word compatibility
>
>Mmmm, those are my tools of the trade and Linux/Open Office can barely
>accommodate the last 3 in the list, much less the first one.
>
>Those of us who desperately would like to switch to Linux and get away
>from Microsoft know this and have for a long time, which makes me
>believe Phyllis is either working very hard, long hours with few
>productivity gains OR that she is not working in MT.


Fair enough - now there is a more pleasant, reasonable and open-minded
approach.

BS

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