Well, I'm using mainly two applications on Linux: TeX and mail/news. I
use TeX for things like scientific papers, and I'm involved in
publishing a campus paper, also using TeX on Linux. I also use it to
test networking code I write for other platforms.

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> 1. To make it work comfortable in X windows, is a nice SVGA monitor 
>    necessary? (sounds a stupid question :) ). Also, is a 'bigger' monitor
>    necessary?

Definitely yes :-) A 14" screen with 800x600 is just enough for one
xterm and space to see the others... tvtwm is nice but a bigger screen
is highly recommended if you're doing much work under X (I run X only
in case some specific applications need it, otherwise I use 80x30 text
mode). 

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> 2. For pure Unix work without X windows, what applications do you think
>    you are 'working' with them (not 'playing')?

Mail and news, and program development (aside from "small apps" like
writing letters etc). I've heard that there is a non-X TeX previever
too, as soon as I get this I'll do most work without X.

Olaf
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