Get a Mac -- nearly virus free (no way to hack the basic I/O system, it's in ROM), very stable, all the normal business software, and so very much less hassle.

I use W2000 at work, not too bad, but SLOW compared to OS 9.1 on a much slower 300 MHz PowerTower, and it does stupid things like opening several copies of Outlook if you click funny.

If you can't live without playing around with the hardware, a PC is the choice, but that has become a chore for me rather than fun -- I have too much to get done to have to horse around with incompatible hardware.

The only PC program I actually liked was WordPerfect in the pre-C days -- lightening fast, completely predictable, and stable, unlike Word, which was a kludge. I still dislike it intensely.

All Windows OS's run the Mach kernel (Unix) -- the original is still the best! So does OS X, Solaris, Novel's OS, and a couple others. The difference between Mac OS X and the Windows OS's is the processor and the windowing system -- and MS windowing system stinks in comparison.

Both systems will run Linux if you are brave....

Peter

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1972 220D ?? miles
1988 300E 200,012
1987 300D Turbo killed 9/25/07, 275,000 miles
1985 Volvo 740 GLE Turobodiesel 218,000
1972 280 SE 4.5 165, 000 - It runs!