Mandrake is a fine distro for newbies - easy to use, easy to administer, 
easy to keep up-to-date.  My only question is why 7.1 and not 7.2?

On Sunday 24 December 2000 07:49, you wrote:
> being a comlpete newbie here i got a question ive got mandrake linux 7.1
> and i was wondering if i made a good choice on it because its compatible
> with redhat and from what ive been seing its more trouble than its worth
> (redhat) so did i make a good choice. any ideas folks
>
> "The box said 'Requires Windows 95, NT, or better,' so I installed
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Jim