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  • From: "Nir cohen - Prof. Mat." <nir AT ccet.ufrn.br>
  • To: K Randolph <kwrandolph AT gmail.com>
  • Cc: b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] karl on KRH
  • Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2011 14:11:37 -0300

karl,

thanks, that's good news, since i have access to (k)ubuntu. see if i can make
it work ...

nir

On Tue, 15 Mar 2011 16:36:22 -0700, K Randolph wrote
> Nir:
>
> It sounds like you are using Windows™. I finally had to call in an expert
> to get Hebrew working on my Windows™ computer and even after much effort,
> other languages are still not reliably working on it.
>
> I downloaded and installed ubuntu linux on another computer, and all the
> languages I wanted worked out of the box. Unlike Windows™, that one is free
> and easy to install. http://www.ubuntulinux.com Yes, there are Hebrew
> Bibles available for it.
>
> Right now I am typing this message on a hackintosh (Dell computer running
> Macintosh OS X) and like Ubuntu, all the languages are running out of the
> box. I find the Macintosh is the easiest to use and the most useful of the
> computers that I have.
>
> I am not a computer expert, just a user.
>
> Since you already have a computer, the Ubuntu Llinux option may be the best.
>
> Karl W. Randolph.
>
> On Tue, Mar 15, 2011 at 9:20 AM, Nir cohen - Prof. Mat. <nir AT ccet.ufrn.br>
> wrote:
>
> thanks karl. i dont have a concordance yet, but used instead a couple of
> internet bible dictionaries, then looked
> up the verses one by one using mekhon mamre. also, for various
> technicalities (the main being my computer
> illiteracy) i still cannot process hebrew fonts on my computer,  in spite
> of several suggestions mentioned by
> colleagues on b-hebrew.
>
> meanwhile, i found akkadian words with root KRM which mean "provide, feed".
> these may be close to
> KEREM and KARMEL also mentioned, i think, by isaac. but maybe less directly
> connected to KRH.
>
> nir cohen
>
> On Tue, 15 Mar 2011 07:42:16 -0700, K Randolph wrote
>
>

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