Re: basics

Jack Woehr <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.os.openbsd.www
Message-ID <[email protected]>
wickedstuff wrote:
> Hi, i dont know a great deal about openbsd and would be greatful for some
> basic answers to my questions.
>   

Welcome to the nerdly and crochety OpenBSD community!

> First is can openbsd be installed on the run the mill pc or laptop that you
> buy in the shops that normally runs windows or on the other side a second
> hand apple laptop with no OS.

Yes and yes.

>  what do you
> use as a browser for openbsd,


Seamonkey which is Mozilla which is Netscape. Java exists only on
PC/Laptop kinda machine. Flash (gnash) exists but may not work good
enuff to be useful.



>  also what do you use for office functions like
> word/excel/power point etc.

OpenOffice.

>  Last one is can you run MT4 trading platform in
> openbsd? as i know MT4 is designed for windows. Id very greatful for some
> answers as im on a learnign curve here. thanks.
>   

That's a kewl idea. I don't know the answer. Someone else will probably post
after the sun rises in North America :)

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