Pat:
The explorer thing has been going on for some time.
Time to look at a MAC ... better operating system and more fun too.
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[TELECOM Digest Editor's Note: If anyone has an older Apple MACintosh, I'd not mind giving that a try and see where I could get with it. The other thing I have considered -- but have not yet been brave enough to try is to go with Linux on the laptop. You see, on my larger desktop computer I have Red Hat Linux (version 7 something) on a partition; when I boot the larger machine, it defaults to Linux _unless_ I tell it to go to Win 2000 instead. I'd not mind going entirely with Linux if I were assured I could get some of my software working correctly. I do NOT need chat windows and all that; but I do need to have X-Windows working correctly. Ditto with any MAC, which would also be a new experience for me. I'd like to be able to get a couple cameras working with no hassles, something similar to to XWindows, and the network configurations correct, etc. And I have seen a couple commercials on television for Dell, with desktop prices of around $499, but I know those would most likely be Win XP, which is okay, I suppose. But with Dell, the new laptops seem to cost more. Good ideas, in any case. If anyone wants to contribute to a 'computer fund' please remember the PayPal account: snipped-for-privacy@telecom-digest.org , or if you have some older machine you no longer want donations will also be gratefully accepted. PAT]