Windows XP: good or not?

[Luciano U. Werner]

[Chris Edwards]

[Moose or Chuck]

[randall]

[Luciano U. Werner]

[Chris Edwards]

[randall]

yeah... bloatware. I remember installing Win95 on a computer with a 95 meg harddrive. Let me repeat that so there is no mistake: 95 meg hd. And it still had room for the swapfile, virtual mem and a couple other programs.<br><br>I installed Win2K and it was something like 600-700 meg install. I realize storage is cheap, but come on, that is getting out of hand.

[Luciano U. Werner]

I would like to use only Linux on my system, but as I said, I'm no PC whiz. I heard that Linux has some compatability problems with some programs that there is no patch for. That's why I'll have to submit to Mr. Gates...

[Chris Edwards]

you should try linux mandrake 8.1 when it is released. I'm testing the cooker of mandrake (continuous development version -- sorta like beta for 8.1) and i'm liking it a lot.

[Luciano U. Werner]

Chris, and what about compatibility with other programs? Like Norton, for instance?

[Paul]

i didn't think norton was available for linux

[Chris Edwards]

why would you need norton in linux?... winblows viruses don't work in linux....<br><br>linux is actually secure

[Moose or Chuck]

So is Windows, if you're not dumb enough to open files you have no clue about.

[Paul]

i like stupid people using PCs. they make us look like magicians...

[Chris Edwards]

moose.. you think windows is secure?... HAAHHAHAHAHAAAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAA<br><br>go to windowsupdate.com and look at all the security updates ...