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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I have an old 1200MHz computer with 512MB ram and
an 80GB hard drive.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I have installed Windows XP Pro and Mandriva Spring
2008 as a dual boot. I use a D-Link ADSL modem that is connected to the computer
with a network cable. This replaces the USB device provided by the Tesco
internet service.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The Windows XP is fully patched. It is SP3. I
also have AVG antivirus and Spybot S and D running on Windows.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The difference in performance between the two
operating systems is astounding. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Mandriva Linux is much faster at loading web pages.
It is so obvious that I am wondering if there are serious design flaws in
Microsoft Windows.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I have two computers and the only one that can surf
the web with Windows XP SP3 is the 2200 MHz Sempron. 1200 MHz is not enough for
Windows.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>John Milbank</FONT> </DIV></BODY></HTML>