I tried using SWAT, (I think, I was in some form of web setup..) but didn't understand what to do ****************************************************************** Once you start down the dark path, forever will it dominate your destiny, consume you it will... ****************************************************************** ----- Original Message ----- From: "Matt Alexander" To: Sent: Friday, December 28, 2001 10:07 AM Subject: Re: New user/potential convert > The latest version of Mandrake will work great for you. Without knowing > the details of the hardware in each box, I can't make a recommendation one > way or another, but you could try it on each and see which works the best > for you. Driver support for Linux has become very good in the last couple > years so you hopefully won't have any troubles. > Welcome to the group, and feel free to ask any questions you might have as > you become more familiar with Linux. > Good luck, > ~Matt > > > On Fri, 28 Dec 2001, Stewart wrote: > > > I was in a class at university of Phoenix, (not computer related), and a > > fellow student named Mike did a presentation on Linux. I was so fascinated > > I went out and purchased a second home computer. I now have a Compaq > > Presario, and an HP. I would like to set one up as a Linux machine. While > > I am not computer illiterate, I certainly am not a techie. I have read on > > linux.com about mandrake being a pretty user friendly installation. Is this > > what you would recommend, and also which machine would be better suited to > > accept the installation? > > > > P.S. I hope to also meet some of you at the user meetings in January. > > > > ________________________________________________ > > See http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/navigator-mail.shtml if your mail doesn't post to the list quickly and you use Netscape to write mail. > > > > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us > > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > ________________________________________________ > See http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/navigator-mail.shtml if your mail doesn't post to the list quickly and you use Netscape to write mail. > > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss