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[geddy]

>I have an old compaq presario and need to know if it will linux can be run

GOd! your box is by far better than my best machine (p166+32m)

>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

I had succes in a presario 4410 box with zipslack (i added the X stuff later,
by hand). This machine was the one I used in my last job. It the same video
card. I couldn't use the modem, though. :( -- i guess it's an error in the interface
between the chair and the keyboard ;-)

>I'll be looking for replacements for MS Office software (word, excel and a

>relationship database), Publisher (page layout), Paint Shop Pro (graphics),


StarOffice and The gimp, I can suggest. See also Siag Office (really simple
and nice) -- in fact I don't use any of these, cause I don't need spreadsheets
and I try to do my Word processing by hand with LaTeX

see you.

Valter.

http://www.ieg.com.br