I will me more than glad to help.
G On Sun, 21 Oct 2001, Dr. Joseph Lewis wrote: >Date: Sun, 21 Oct 2001 11:02:08 -0700 (PDT) >From: Dr. Joseph Lewis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: [email protected] >Subject: newbie respectfully requesting help >Resent-From: [email protected] > > >Hello. > >I am a new faculty member in the computer science department of San >Diego State University beginning my research program in machine >learning. > >Every day for six years of my doctoral work I used Suse, RedHat, and >Debian linux installations on desktops, laptops, and even inside a >robot. I was fortunate enough to have this managed by a very capable >support staff. This same staff helped me identify precise equipment >needs with Debian in mind for the OS before I left New Mexico. > >Now I have purchased a machine that is entirely mine to administer-- >unfortunately with several deviations from the specs I submitted--and >I find that, between my unfamiliarity with the installation process >and the many gotchas that seem to lurk out there for laptop installs, >I'm not quite sure how to even begin. Sadly the support staff here is >not only swamped by its duties to the entire school of science, but >they seem hesitant to do a Debian install (SDSU being a very Windows >intensive place :( > >If anyone has the time to give me a few pointers or to be willing to >dialog by email over the next several days, I would greatly >appreciate it. I'll provide details on all the hardware and other >specs as soon as I hear from you. As a heads up though, my machine is >a Dell Latitude C810 used with a docking station. > >If you can help get me going and be there to point to the right >resources, I suspect I can take it from there. After all, I am a >professor of computer science! :) > > >Sincerely, > > >Joseph Lewis >Computer Science Department >San Diego State University >5500 Campanile Dr. BAM 210 >San Diego, CA 92182 >(619) 594-6425 >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >
