john beamon wrote: <em>> <em>> There are P120/24 MB/0.5 GB machines sitting in a pile at Computer <em>> Recyclers right now. They are the dread Compaq Deskpro line we've been I am starting to really dislike those Deskpro's I have. I have yet to get one working (one had a bad motherboard and the other one just isn't being nice), and the BIOS setup deal is crazy. Regards, Dustin <em>> talking about lately, but they're $50!!! The 486 equivalent of these <em>> stylish flat boxen are running $10 with 12 MB of RAM, for the rest of us <em>> who LIKE the sound of fans and hard drives at night. <em>> <em>> -john <em>> <em>> Aaron Ard wrote: <em>> > <em>> > Tim, <em>> > <em>> > I don't know how well WINE will run on a 486. You will probly need something <em>> > more. Sure linux can run on a 486, but just like windows it runs alot better <em>> > on a faster machine. <em>> > <em>> > Aaron <em>> > ----- Original Message ----- <em>> > From: "John Alex Hebert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <em>> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <em>> > Sent: Thursday, December 28, 2000 7:35 PM <em>> > Subject: Re: [brluglist] Yep, I'm an Amateur Needing Help <em>> > <em>> > > Hey Tim, <em>> > > <em>> > > I have a few RedHat 6.0 CDs available, though I won't be able to provide <em>> > tech <em>> > > support during the day via phone. E-mail or text chat tech support is <em>> > possible. <em>> > > <em>> > > AIM: huangpo850 <em>> > > ICQ: 5743545 <em>> > > Jabber: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <em>> > > IRC: irc.openprojects.net, #jabber <em>> > > <em>> > > Dang, I'm a geek. :) <em>> > > <em>> > > You should take a look at http://www.cheapbytes.com and buy the RedHat 7.0 <em>> > CD. <em>> > > It usually takes less than a week to arrive. <em>> > > <em>> > > Or you could bring your machine to the next BRLUG meeting. Plenty of hardy <em>> > souls <em>> > > to help you with the install, as well as lots of Linux distributions to <em>> > choose <em>> > > from. <em>> > > <em>> > > Welcome aboard, mate! <em>> > > <em>> > > John Hebert <em>> > > System Engineer <em>> > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] <em>> > > Changing your state of mind through sound. <em>> > > <em>> > > <em>> > > <em>> > > <em>> > > <em>> > > -----Original Message----- <em>> > > From: Tim Gilmore [EMAIL PROTECTED] <em>> > > Sent: 28 Dec 00 18:40:48 CST <em>> > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <em>> > > Subject: [brluglist] Yep, I'm an Amateur Needing Help <em>> > > <em>> > > <em>> > > I don't currently have Linux installed, in fact I just finished putting <em>> > > together a 486/120 from parts this past week. <em>> > > <em>> > > I only need Windows to run one app called Noteworthy and I understand it <em>> > will <em>> > > run under Wine or Win4lin. <em>> > > <em>> > > Does anyone have a Red Hat distribution I can install and would anyone be <em>> > > willing to let me call them for help if needed as I install Linux and then <em>> > > attempt to install Win4Lin? The Red Hat 6.2 at the library is checked out. <em>> > > <em>> > > Thanks <em>> > > <em>> > > <em>> > > ____________________________________________________________________ <em>> > > Get free email and a permanent address at http://www.netaddress.com/?N=1 <em>> > > ================================================ <em>> > > BRLUG - The Baton Rouge Linux User Group <em>> > > Visit http://www.brlug.net for more information. <em>> > > Send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] to change <em>> > > your subscription information. <em>> > > ================================================ <em>> > > <em>> > > <em>> > > <em>> > > <em>> > ___________________________________________________________________________ <em>> > > Visit http://www.visto.com/info, your free web-based communications <em>> > center. <em>> > > Visto.com. Life on the Dot. <em>> > > <em>> > > ================================================ <em>> > > BRLUG - The Baton Rouge Linux User Group <em>> > > Visit http://www.brlug.net for more information. <em>> > > Send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] to change <em>> > > your subscription information. <em>> > > ================================================ <em>> > > <em>> > <em>> > ================================================ <em>> > BRLUG - The Baton Rouge Linux User Group <em>> > Visit http://www.brlug.net for more information. <em>> > Send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] to change <em>> > your subscription information. <em>> > ================================================ <em>> ================================================ <em>> BRLUG - The Baton Rouge Linux User Group <em>> Visit http://www.brlug.net for more information. <em>> Send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] to change <em>> your subscription information. <em>> ================================================
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