My desktop computer's motherboard died 18 months ago.
My laptop has been running XP, but is too old in hardware to migrate to a newer version of Microsoft Virus OS.
So I am considering making the jump to Linux for my old hardware.
Money has been a chief consideration for the last years. Thanks to my being chronically underemployed i have not had the spare change to replace or upgrade my computers.
All my written documents are in .doc format, having resisted making the switch to the .docx. I have been paying with SketchUp, since my laptop can not run Maya. I have been playing with AutoCAD some. I have a bunch of stuff that i play with in Photoshop.
I understand that there is a comparable office suite, image manipulation program, and internet and email setup available. Autodesk has had a good relationship to Linux, so those programs are not a great hassle.
The problem is still money vs. license availability, for some of these programs.
Of course if somebody out there thought I was worth employing, my money issues might be a little different.
Either way, I am giving Linux a try.
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