Re: Free Original M$ XP For Disabled Kid??
- From: jonah <jonah123@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 03 Apr 2006 18:58:45 +0100
On Mon, 03 Apr 2006 16:30:18 +0100, Gordon
<gordon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Gordon wrote:
jonah wrote:
Hi Guys,
Some advice please?
I have a friend with an Autistic 12 years old who is a bit of a
prodigy with computers. Socially he is pretty hopeless but his future
lies definately in PCs he is a natural born hacker.
His parents can't afford a decent system for him so I have donated the
hardware and built the PC for him but I need a copy of XP to put in
it. I could buy him a copy but I don't want to offend his mum and dad
by doing so - its delicate ish.
Can I get a free / discounted copy from somewhere because the kids
disabled? I have heard that M$ makes copies available to students at a
discount but I can't find much of use.
The kid is really very good and figures things out almost
instinctively - he really should have his own machine ASAP. I don't
want to get him a cheap BIOS tied PC or some sponsored copy of XP I
want the real unadulterated thing for him and I wish to give him a
Linux Distro on dual boot also.
TIA
Jonah
if he's as bright as you say, try Linux instead. No licence, no fees.
And to add to that - he'll learn far more about COMPUTING (as opposed to
just clicking options in a GUI) with Linux than he ever will with
Windows......
I know that Gordon thats why I am putting in SUSE10 + Mandriva One but
he needs Windows as well because his school uses XP and for the moment
most of the world uses Windows OS. This will no doubt change as Open
Source increases its ease of use and market share - I use Linux myself
extensively for servers and general purpose surfing.
However he has to have Windows as well for now - he can make his own
choices later on.
Jonah
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