[Tutor] Which computer operating system is best for Python

[David Abbott]

On Wed, Feb 5, 2014 at 7:23 PM, Marc Tompkins <marc.tompkins at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Wed, Feb 5, 2014 at 3:18 PM, Joel Goldstick <joel.goldstick at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>>
>> I would get a laptop with as large a screen as you can afford. Windows or
>> Linux.
>>
> I second that emotion, and also: try out the keyboard first (or rather, have
> your kid try it out).  We spend a lot of time on our laptops, and a
> badly-designed keyboard can ruin an otherwise-great machine.  Yes, you can
> plug in an external keyboard, mouse, and monitor, but most of the time
> you're gonna stick with what came in the box.  Make sure you won't hate it.

Linux runs great on older Laptops that were the top of the line in
their day, two nice examples with great keyboards are dell e6400 and
ibm T61's. Linux is easy to install and set up now a days :)


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David Abbott