If you do run into a problem with old printers and specialty software under
Linux, you might consider looking at the Win XP mode in Windows 7. It is
supposed to work well.
(Ducking for cover since this is a Linux list!)
Jonathan
On Fri, Oct 21, 2011 at 1:58 PM, Clint Billedeaux <clint@fastbadge.com>wrote:
> So we're using VirtualBox to run our XP machines on some new hardware. The
> new hardware of course is running Windows 7.
>
> My question is what version of Linux would you recommend...if we were to
> strip Windows 7 off these machines of course. It has to be stable (linux, I
> know, but there are some crappy distros out there that I'd like to avoid if
> possible) and it must NOT get in the way of some specialty printers we use.
> The printers and our old software is the #1 reason we're keeping XP.
>
> Thanks guys.
> Clint
>
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