I want to switch to linux....

[Frozen]

But I require CAD programs similar to AutoCAD, and electronic circuit simulators, and PCB Layout software similar to OrCAD... additionally I need to create Microsoft word compatible documents, which I assume open office will allow me to do...

 

Am I going to be able to make the switch??

[anyweb]

not all programs are available for linux but for the ones that are not you can still get the windows versions to run to some degree via wine or crossover office or even (games) via cedega.

 

have a look at this site to see what programs have been successfully run via wine

 

[/url][url=http://frankscorner.org/]http://frankscorner.org/

 

Scientific/technical 

ACD/Chemsketch 5.0

A9CAD 2.2.1

Astroart 3.0

AutoCAD R14

AutoCAD 98 LT

AutoCAD 2000 LT

Calc98

ChaosPro 3.2

Convert 4.10

CyberSky 3.3.1

DeltaCAD 5.0

DeltaCAD 6.0

Homeplanet 3.1

Mathcad 11

Matlab 12

PLCAD 2.75

RFSim99

SwitcherCAD III

Scientific Workplace 5.0

SETI@home 3.08

SwitcherCAD III 2.17

TechOptimizer 3.01

 

and yes open office can save documents in MS word format...

 

cheers

anyweb