You can now try out LINUX on your desktop computer without affecting your current operating system in any way.

The October 2003 APC (mentioned below) also has a CD-ROM with a bootable version of Lindows 4.0, an extremely user friendly version of Unix.

After a couple of minutes bootup time on a 1ghz Celeron, it had configured itself and was up and running. All system devices were setup properly without any manual intervention.

Internet connections through our router happened immediately, and web browsing was a LOT faster than in Windows.

Unix type operating systems have always been the preferred option for servers, and are now starting to become viable for desktop use. It’s cheap, and is immune from many of the worms, viruses, and other problems that plague Windows users. The Lindows distribution is very user friendly, and their “Click and Run” warehouse contains a wide range of free, easily installed software.

Unix may not be for everyone, but the prospect of saving one to two thousand dollars per computer on the Operating system and basic software is one of the motivating factors in the increasing acceptance of Unix variants onto the Desktop.

And it’s going to be more common than ever soon, because a free Lindows operating system will soon be on every new Seagate hard disk.

What would it take for You to switch away from Windows on your desktop?
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