In the non server world, Compaq quit being propritary about 5 years ago.


On Friday 28 December 2001 10:36 am, you wrote:
> Am 28. Dec, 2001 schwätzte Stewart so:
> > 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?
>
> Compaq often uses proprietary stuff that requires special drivers for any
> OS, so the HP is probably the way to go.
>
> > P.S. I hope to also meet some of you at the user meetings in January.
>
> Bring whichever box to the Linux Stammtisch on the 15th of Jan at
> Bandersnatch. We'll try to get you over any problems you might encounter.
>
> cioa,
>
> der.hans