[AT] OK boys, I need help!! OT Computer stuff

[Phil Auten]

Carl,
I will heartily recommend Dell. I've been using three different ones at 
work with nothing but satisfactory
service. My sister-in-law has one and she loves it. Of those four, two have 
Win98SE and two have XP,
one the home version and one XP Pro.
My personal system at home I built myself and it runs Win2K Pro.
I have some issues with XP, mainly related to supporting DOS based programs 
(basically, it doesen't).
Win2K Pro doesen't do well with DOS based programs either. Win98SE has the 
same memory problems
as all the Win9x systems do.
If you don't need any DOS based programs, go with Win2K Pro or XP. Both 
OS'es are stable and work well.
I like Mozilla too. Too many security issues with MS products.

Phil

At 04:52 PM 03/11/2004, you wrote:
>I'm sorry to intrude with this plea for help, but I"m in a hurry-up that 
>is not of my own devising, so I need advice.
>
>I need to get a new computer-- STAT
>
>I need to get a new operating system-- I am running W98 SE.
>I have saved a lot of computer stuff from the ATIS list (which I trust far 
>more than a 17 year old compurter salesman.)   BUT I still don't have an 
>answer --even tho I reviewed the ones I saved-- mostly from last 
>summer.     I also just changed from Netscape 4.7 to Mozilla (thanks for 
>the tip Cecil) and love it..  But, back to the story.
>
>I am  researching and writing a n extensive  genealogy  project for my 3 
>children.  So far in 5 years I have about   850 pages put together.
>That, and ATIS are the bulk of my work on computer.
>
>98 SE is getting cranky.  I bought a  flash memory stick but even with the 
>driver CD it wouldn't stick in my computer.  Time to consider a new 
>computer and a new OP system.
>
>Where am I going with this long tale??   Right here.  What OS is 
>recommended: 2000, or NT (home version)   ??    Come on guys--  All 
>thoughts considered.
>
>Tractor reference:   When I get a new computer, I will run over the old 
>one with the $#@%& Cub (if it doesn't stall it out)  ;-)
>            Thanks,  Carl in VT