[techtalk] newbie

Davida Schiff Dschiff at mohomine.com
Fri May 18 12:31:04 EST 2001


Hi Sue,

Red Hat is an easy install. They also have a hardware compatibility list:
http://www.redhat.com/support/hardware/  You will need to know more about
your sound card, NIC & modem.

HTH,

Davida

-----Original Message-----
From: Sue Jackson [mailto:sjackson at ventimocha.com]
Sent: Friday, May 18, 2001 12:02 PM
To: techtalk at linuxchix.org
Subject: [techtalk] newbie


Hi all,

Hope I'm not intruding.  I have just joined the group because I'm looking
for help/assistance/support/etc.

I've been a PC user on Microsoft software for 12 years and I'm wanting to
make the switch to linux on my home pc.

I have an old compaq presario and need to know if it will linux can be run
on it.  I'm also used to using a variety of MS applications that I'm going
to be looking for replacements for after switching over.  I need to continue
to have a dialup connection to the internet, email, browser, ftp, etc.

Here's the specifics on the box

Pentium 200mhz
64 meg RAM
6 gig HD
16X cdrom
3-1/2" floppy
33.6k data/fax modem
S3 Virge graphics card
ethernet card
some kind of proprietary sound card
UBL speakers

there's also a 17 inch presario monitor

I'll be looking for replacements for MS Office software (word, excel and a
relationship database), Publisher (page layout), Paint Shop Pro (graphics),
etc.

Any help you can offer, resources on the web to read up, etc. are greatly
appreciated.

________________________________________
Sue Jackson
Seattle, WA




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