Meanwhile, in the real world...

In my quest to find an inexpensive old laptop, I made a pit stop at a
computer store across from Home Depot. They had some there, though
they cost rather more than I was willing to pay, but I was looking
around at the used computers and one of the salesmen started to tell
me about their special deal this month and so I politely listened. He
read through the specs of the computer and when he got to the OS (Win
XP) I interrupted him and asked if they had any computers with Linux
on them. The reply I got was on the incredulous side with a hint of
annoyance; I was told among other things that Windows was what people
used in the "real world".

Also, they had a used OEM copy of Microsoft Works for Windows 95 and
since the current copies are 'like $100' they were willing to let it
go for a mere $25 (or $20 cash). I politely declined and left;
outside their advertising sign loudly proclaimed that they offered a
virus-removal service.

CK

(Its nice to be back in Wonderland ;)
Received on Thu Nov 2 18:50:56 2006