Jay, I would also recomend cygwin plus xfree86 ( for x, if you must use windows). This will give you a UNIX environment on Windows and also a free replacement for eXceed. Cygwin xfree86 has worked really well for me at work on NT and 2000. It is possible to get it to work decently on XP and I have had speed problems with win95/98.
As far as MS products being offered on UNIX, they actually have IE 5 for Solaris (ok flame away), I have used it on my ultra 5. I really prefer Opera or mozilla though. As far as building your own system, I would recomend building one just becuase it is plain fun to do (even if it is a cheap system). I am going to the computer show in Vallejo on Saturday if anyone is interested. I am going to pick up parts to build a lower end system for my 4 year old son (who is very close to learning how to build one himself). Stephen _______________________________________________ vox-tech mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.lugod.org/mailman/listinfo/vox-tech
