stevie wrote:
just be aware that Dell is a pretty good machine, but their customer service
has gone downhill. didn't used to be that way.

ironic: most reliable computer in many surveys is sony; worst service
in many surveys is.... sony. of course that makes some sort of sense;
when something dies, they don't have any experience with who to route
your phone call to, never mind actually diagnosing and fixing it.

"lee houston" wrote in message
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"Corinne" wrote in message
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The reason I am planning to get a new computer is that mine is 8 years
old, works great, and I love it, but I am still running Windows 98.
Because Windows 98 is so old, Microsoft is no longer offering free
updates, which I am told, subjects me to viruses even though I have Norton
Anti-Virus.

Corinne, if it ain't broke dont fix it. ;-). If you're running 98 and
it's
stable and your pc is fast enough for you, why spend anything? xp is
much more a target for virus writers than 98. The minimum memory
for xp is 128 K, 256 recommended.

what speed is your machine? a 233 mhz processor and 128K runs
xp fine if your determined to go to xp.

lee