IMNSHO, he is asking a good question!
First a word about the BeOS.
Save your money at least untul release 5 (better even 6).
I run version 4.5-1 but I would not buy it again,
because there are no apps that Windows or Linux dont have.
Linux is the OS of the future.
For a casual computer user however, it is next to impossible to manage.
As of yet, a practical manual does not exist. (This is the only weakness).
If you can not download it for free, maybe wait for another year.
You will save a lot of time and frustration.
Maybe after Corel releases their planed distro things might change,
but I would not count on them.
Win98 or a Mac are the best bet for the average user.
I work in the audio recordig industry and could not do my job without
Microsoft or Apple.
Having sayed all that I want you all to know that I hate Microsoft with a
passion,
but the worst is over. Thank god, becase the past ten years have been hell!
Via Magna
ps: Do your hands a favor, learn the Dvorak layout.
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> IMNSHO, that is exactly the wrong reason to switch to Linux (or Be,
>or FreeBSD, or any other OS). If you want a desktop OS that works like
>Win98 but is non-Microsoft, maybe MacOS or BeOS would be better for you.
>If you want to work (or play) with a powerful, flexible, open system,
>where you can, with enough study, find out exactly what makes it tick,
>Linux is great--but it isn't Windows, and it never will be.
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