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You mentioned DOS...Fortran? I recall that old name for what I think was a dinosaur operating system

DOS was an operating system developed by several companies but Microsoft's version dominated the market until Windows was introduced.

Fortran is a computer programming language (which is used to write programs which run on operating systems). It was big with mathematicians and scientists, but since I haven't used it since college, I can't tell you what it's current status is.

...my Dell at home just crashed and I wonder what you'd recommend to replace it...

If you haven't tried the Mac, you might want to check it out. Unless you've invested heavily in programs which run on Windows, the Mac provides more stability, better usability, and a much nicer user experience. The newer Macs will let you boot Windows XP as well if you need it.

I think someone told me Macs are the best laptops. I wish I could have just a laptop anymore and not the big hurky thing at home. I lost a lot of Kodak Easyshare pix.