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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>My mother finally agreed to try out this new thing called the Internet ("It might be more than a fad!!") and I am giving her one of my old (PIII, 500 MHz, 128MB) computers. It had XP on it, but since she is not used to (corrupted by) MS, I was planning on putting Ubuntu on it, since I like Linux, support open source, and wanted a better performing OS since the computer is so old. When I went to the website, I saw Xubuntu, which sounds even better for the old computer. However, I couldn't find a clear breakdown of whether Xubuntu would meet her needs, or whether I should go ahead and install Ubuntu.</FONT></DIV></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial size=2>If there is a page which clearly breaks down who should use which OS, please point me to it. Or please let me know if Xubuntu will meet my mother's needs:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial size=2>1) E-mail</FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial size=2>2) Full internet (images, movies, etc.)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial size=2>3) Downloading images from a digital camera and slight manipulation of them.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial size=2>4) Word processing, spreadsheet, etc. (I couldn't find a definitive statement that OpenOffice would work on Xubuntu - this is probably my biggest concern.)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial size=2>5) ABSOLUTELY NO COMMAND LINE INTERFACE REQUIRED FOR ANY OF THE ABOVE- this would probably give my mother a heart attack and speed up my inheritance.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>6) Very stable - I live two hours away, and so dropping by often to fix things can't happen (although she would probably like that; like most mothers, she thinks I don't visit enough.)</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks.</FONT></DIV></DIV>
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<ADDRESS><FONT face=Arial size=2>Perry</FONT></ADDRESS></DIV>
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