I have a modest network at home, which wasn’t designed, but merely grew, as I built new systems, and kept the old. I have a server using Ubuntu, which serves three main computers. One runs XP, another Win 2000, and the wife’s Apple. They are tied through the server running Linux and then to Cox Cable.

It’s a pretty kluged together system, but it works well for me. I seldom use floppies or CD’s anymore, but prefer to use external hard drives tied to the USB. That and thumb drives and old memory cards from old digital cameras.

I also have two flat screens side-by-each to allow really full advantage of the Windoze platform.

I’m pretty much of a geek, having grown up with computers since my first Timex Sinclair and Comadore Pet….. Those were the days, no keyboard to speak of, no hard drives, and real programming.