I tried putting an up-to-date NAV on my old Win 98 laptop and it essentially ground to a halt. It was ready to retire anyway, so I took NAV off and took the computer off of the internet access. Now it's for resident applications and solitaire and lives in my son's room.

Sorry I didn't address that suggestion about the test CD, Jon. Actually, that might be a good one for me to try on my computer, since I'd like to see how it works. When I was looking for information about the Linux sites out there I found the following: http://www.linux.com/article.pl?sid=02/03/09/1727250. Lots of great info.

I'll see about burning one for me to look at, then go from there.

Meanwhile, let me ask a real simple question. Does Linux run the MS productivity software? Do the files generated in MS productivity software easily move into the Linux-based programs?

SRS