[A CA Guy]

Hey Spacebar, I was just backing up my system with a Frys cheapy. For $199 I got a new 800MHz with 128 meg of sd-ram, everything but a cd-rw which I had and will install.
I intend to play around with it for a while in the least, but wondered if it could run any programs that run on windows like office 2000 or Coral Draw?

The funny thing is the $199 computer is all I need to do everything. Gee, I guess I am paying $239 with my re-writable drive.

Now I own other MS Operating Systems that I may install if Linux is too limiting.
As someone that kind of fell into a computer sale on a computer with your system, what can't it do compared to Windows OS at this time?

[SpaceBar]

I have a 486-33 DX in the other room. It has a stripped down slackware installation on it. It will dial and authenticate my isp on that line if my other machine running win2k dies. It is well tested and rock solid. I've posted to freerepublic from it using Pine. Great machine.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Is this the Fry machine with the Far East, Japan or Korean version of Linux installed on it? It has an Office system also, I think!