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44. Have you considered Linux?

Reply to SalmonChantedEvening (Reply #17)

Sun Apr 24, 2016, 12:51 PM

Apr 2016

It has equivalent programs to Windows, and none of the malware.

The setup is pretty much automatic or step by step from a DVD.

And it can be downloaded for free.

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