Now that youve got a functioning computer, youll need to install some software
if youre going to do anything with it. An operating system or two must come
first, then hardware drivers (so that the operating system can address your
hardware) followed by security software and utilities. And thats as far as were
going to go with you, but youll also want to install some application software
games, word processors, databases, programming languages whatever floats
your boat... Thats pretty much the point of this whole computer business after
all, though I hope youve found the journey of building it yourself has been
worthwhile in its own way.
In this section well consider what software youll want to install and how you
might go about doing so.