[BBLISA] Re: Windows or Linux for parents' PC?

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On Wed, 28 Jan 2004, Duane Morin wrote:

> I dont know about your folks, but I'll mention that the primary reason I
> can't switch my dad to Linux is his collection of USB toys.  He's always
> getting something new that he expects to just plug in and work (his most
> recent toy was a set of binoculars that have a digital camera in them).
> Many of these USB devices do not have Linux support.  It would be nice if
> they all just supported some kind of generic storage driver, but they do
> not, for the most part.
>
> If it weren't for that I would switch him to Linux with mozilla, xine or
> mplayer, cdparanoia.... in a heartbeat.
>
> -d
>
>
>
>  On Wed, 28 Jan 2004,
> Scott Ehrlich 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.
> >
> > Thanks for any insights.
> >
> > Scott
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