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As mentioned earlier I'm trying to help my father buy a computer for word processing. Although we don't want to spend a fortune, the goal is good screen quality and minimum hassle, rather than minimum cost. Minimum hassle mostly means good service and manuals (i.e. a Thinkpad) and pre-installed software (we're talking about a guy who has never used a computer). I've located a few used 755 series machines in the $1000 range, and a new 760 ELD 100 mhz 8/810 with 4x cd and 12.1" TFT for $1789 (dealer will throw in additional 8 megs free). It sounds insane to spend this much for the purpose but I'm leaning toward going with this machine because (1) it's new and has full 3 year warranty, (2) it has w95 pre-installed and I think it has Lotus Smartsuite pre-installed, which includes a word processor (MS Word would be preferable but we can burn that bridge when we come to it), and (3) it has a large SVGA display which is nicer than the smaller 640x480 displays on the 755 series. Also, it has a built-in CD which will make it easier to install new software. My basic question is: is this nuts? If I wanted a word processing machine for myself, I'd look for a Toshiba T1000SE in the $100 range. But the idea here is the computer will be used in an office