Windows or Linux for parents' PC?

[gaf at blu.org (Jerry Feldman)]

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On Wed, 28 Jan 2004 07:11:42 -0500 (EST)
Scott Ehrlich <scott at ehrlichtronics.com> wrote:

> A recent fresh installation of Win XP by me on my parents' PC
> developed an unrecoverable problem, proven to be with the OS and not
> hardware.
> 
> I am now thinking of giving them Linux, but there are some web sites
> they need IE for, and some multimedia stuff (like Windows Media
> Player) they need, though are not at all technical.
> 
> The PC is a genuine Intel board with an 800 Mhz P3 and 128 Meg RAM.
> 
> What are my browser options?   What WMP options are there for Linux?
> 
> I'd most likely be installing debian.
You can get Crossover Office (eg. commercial WINE) and Crossover Office
Plugin, install MS Office. You then can then use MSIE and Windows Media
Player. 

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Jerry Feldman <gaf at blu.org>
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