Hey Mike: There are more of us "total dummies" lurking on this list -- you're not the only one. So ask away -- we will all benefit. :-) I wish I knew a lot about Linux so I could be your buddy -- you sound like you have a lot to offer. I just scanned the recommended article "How To Ask Questions the Smart Way." Yikes: that's a lot of protocol. I'll read it and try my best to be smarter. Here's a dumb question for you hard core Linux types: I am a "Desktop Joe" running Simply Mepis on an Athlon 64 box I just built. I assume that Mepis treats it as a generic X86 processor. So: do I need to / should I recompile from source, in order to gain what -- performance? stability? I have looked, but haven't found resources relating specifically to Linux and Athlon 64 so perhaps it's a non issue. Any advice will be appreciated. Thanks -- (the other) Craig --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss