Topic: Non-Microsoft OS Options

[GillE]

The more I hear about the new Vista operating system, the more concerned I am that I won't be able to use my computer the way I want to if I accept the M$ way forward.  This will mean learning how to use an alternative operating system.  An unwanted elderly laptop might become available to me in the very near future and I'm thinking of using it to install a non-Microsoft OS, such as Linux, and learning how to use it.

What would be a good, user-friendly and easy-to-install OS for an elderly laptop in the hands of an open source dummy?

Gill

[Sandra]

Did you not like that Puppy Linux Gill ?

There are updated versions out now and Scrumpy Jack seems to think its quite good and he always runs old slow pcs with little ram and smal hard drives.

[sam]

the easest to install and use is ubuntu... well thats my opinion.. you can run it off a cd and the installation is a doddle. http://www.ubuntu.com/

Obviously I can offer more solutions if you have a particular task in mind... or hardware considerations