Most gratifying choice would be Abi, or OpenOffice - i.e., a pure free software installation. That's what's appropriate for a taxpayer-supported facility. (Not to mention a "free" institution such a public library.)
If Microsoft applications must be made available Win4lin is preferable, IMO, to either dual booting or VMware. Dual booting _increases_ the complexity and leaves instability as a problem. (Except now a Microsoft malfunction can now take out two systems at once.) VMware is overkill. (And overly expensive.) Where is your library? Bill Ed Robitaille wrote: > > I am a trustee for our local town library. We share the library > with the local elementry school. Our computer that we use > is ano-name running W$ 95. As You can imagine, we suffer from > crashes, setting changes, file deletions, viruses (viri ?) and > other non-system type problems. > > I am very tempted to switch to dual-boot $W2k and Linux. The biggest concern > I have is that many patrons use the computer for word-processing. > > Suggestions ??? > Experiences ?? > > Tnx > Ed > > > -- > _________________________________________________________________________ > Linux, the choice | I have discovered the art of deceiving > of a GNU generation -o) | diplomats. I tell them the truth and they > /\ | never believe me. -- Camillo Di Cavour > _\_v | > | > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ***************************************************************** To unsubscribe from this list, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the text 'unsubscribe gnhlug' in the message body. *****************************************************************
