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| You need to buy a new pc to make Vista decent value.
The basic version of Vista is around £150.
The fancy version is £300. |
Ubuntu Linux : is free. |
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| Vista is incredibly slow in starting - 7 Minutes with 512Mbytes,
3 1/2 minutes with 1Gbyte of Memory. It can be unbelievablely slow
if trying to operate at 512 Mb. |
Linux loads in 3 minutes with 196 Mbytes of RAM. |
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| Vista uses Internet Explorer for internet and the £200
MS Office for office software |
Linux uses Firefox for internet and the FREE OpenOffice
for office software. Openoffice and Firefox come preinstalled. |
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| Vista is a big step forward. It asks lots of questions when you
want to do something and will bamboozel the normal user. |
Linux is a big change but it easy to do the basics. |
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| Vista needs antispyware and antvirus software, both of which may cost money. |
Linux doesn't need any antispyware and antvirus software because there no spyware of viruses work in Linux ! |
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further information contact Chris @ eCookstown |
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