[Sussex] Taking the plunge

[Gavin Stevens]

Hi all,
Pretty much settled in sunny Angmering after my move down from 
Crowborough last month.

I finally had to do the deed on my old Debian box & install the sick & 
tragic mess that is Windows 98 so that my step-son could use his 
game CDs etc. Although he quite liked Debian, especially GIMP.

Anyway, I now have the CDs for Debian 3, fresh from 
CheepLinux.com & I am nearly ready to install it on my main 
computer (just got to save some stuff to CD & make notes of my 
various ISP passwords & set ups etc.).

I am quite tempted at the moment to go the whole hog & just run 
Debian & lose Win95. I am beginning to think that hanging on to 
Windows could be a bit of a "crutch" stopping me getting the most 
out of Debian. When I first ran Windows, I didn't have another OS to 
lean on. One of my main concerns about the music score writing 
package I use has been removed after I found out that one of the 
most active contributors to the Mozart mailing list has *never* run 
Mozart in Windows - he runs it under WINE in SuSE!!

Just a couple of things though - if anyone can help..

Will my Lexmark 1100 run OK with Debian? (I ask this because the 
Epson 440 on my old Debian box never printed so much as one pixel 
under Debian 2.2)

Is WINE ok for printing? (Assuming the answer to the first question is 
positive).

TIA for any thoughts.

Gavin.