Like I said, if I have to use a Windows-based app, I have three options :
1. Crossover Office
2. Netraverse Win4Lin (let you install and use Windows 98; in fact, with Win4Lin you can run Windows 98 and your Linux distro [such as Redhat, Suse, Ubuntu, Linspire, or Xandros] at the same time)
3. Transgaming Cedega (lets you install and play some Windows-based games on your Linux box; not at 100% compatibility yet)
I've been using Linux since 2004 because I was tired of Windows and wanted something different. I love playing around with apt-get, and I also like having my hardware automatically work without installing any drivers (so far Linux has been better for me in that aspect that Windows). I've even gotten to the point where I can easily install and use GNOME on Xandros (which is KDE-based by default) and have a choice of using GNOME or KDE.
And my dial-up ISP (NetZero) actually supports dial-up, which is all I have around here (apart from using a WiFi hotspot at the local pizza place).
$199 is half the price of a Wal-Mart low-end pc with XP installed.Makes more sense to buy the cheap pc for those must be Windows office tasks.
The Amiga CDTV was the 500 twin,it was a 16 bit ;the CD32 was based on the later generation chips ,32 bit and twice the clock speed .A CD32 could be made into a A1200. Quite a few Amiga users emulated Macs for work purposes;history seems to repeat!