New user/potential convert

[der.hans]

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
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