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How to Choose a Computer for the Home In the 60’s, there was not a telephone and TV in every household. Forty years later, not only is there a TV and telephone in every household, but some homes have several TVs and cordless telephones. If history repeats itself, the same thing will happen with the computer. As computer prices continue to drop, more people are buying computers. There are still a lot of consumers that do not know the difference between software and hardware. The rest of this essay will cover the basics on how to choose a computer for the home. Since ninety-eight percent of the computers sold in the retail stores have the Microsoft operating system pre-installed, the only choice is between Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition and the Professional Edition. The operating system software runs the PC’s basic functions. It instructs the PC on how to interact with the internal and external devices connected to the computer. If the computer is going to be used at home for remote access to a business network, then the Professional Edition is the right choice. Otherwise, if the computer is going to be used only for the Internet, games or emai