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Re: Windows Eight
I still have my zx81.....
as for Win 7... just bought Julie a new laptop and as I dont have a Linux disc handy and I'm on 3G t'internet downloading one isn't an option so Win 7 it is for this week...
for goodness me, how long to get a new laptop with the software installed to a point of being useable???? took nearly 2 hours of faffing with updates, anti virus(which is only a demo so i need to get a full version installed luckily as Barclays Online Banking give free Kasperky it will be getting that but gee, what a fuss. ), firewall settings, driver updates, getting firefox installed, etc. sorry but shoving a Ubuntu disk in and I'll have a fully installed system with Full office suite, browsers, email clients, games, etc within 40 mins from power on and that includes installing the thing.
then it comes to useablility, the scroll aspect of the touchpad doesn;t do as I bid( and I use them all the time in XP at work and Linux on my devices so its not "me". I never got on with the Vista/7 new start menu, give me a cascading menu of whats there, I'll organise it myself if it gets ungainly.
suffice to say it will be Linux'd within a day of getting my hands on a disk. now the choice...
Mint - been hearing a lot of good things about this
Ububntu - the staple for many now, Unity is a challange but thats easily fixes with a classic Gnome or KDE install within a few mins.
Gentoo - my fav option but definately a little more geek
SUSE - alwasy seems a little behind the times to me
Red Hat/Fedora - a good option for me as we use Red Hat at work.
Hmmmm, I love a choice... me........
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