--- John Hebert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Phil, > > I've tried to answer your questions below. > > --- Phil Waring <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Some years ago I bought Mandrake Linux 7.0 and > later > > attempted a > > dual-boot installation which was "successful", but > > lilo did not install > > because, as I understand it, the target directory > > was too large. More > > recently, I wrote e-mail to SUSE and received > > nonsense in response. My > > experience is that Linux documentation is often > > incorrect or inadequate, > > and I get the feeling that what I hope for is not > > available. A few years > > ago, multiple spreadsheets were available to run > > under MS-DOS, Quattro > > Pro and Lotus 1-2-3, for example. Now, it seems > > that if one does not run > > Word and Excel, then one does not do anything with > a > > personal computer > > unless it is a Macintosh. There is no Justice > > Department, for all > > practical intents and purposes. > > Take a look at http://www.openoffice.org. It is a > free > replacement for Microsoft Office and works very > well. > > > If Linux will load properly, will it run my > printers > > and modems? > > It depends on the printers and modems. Some printers > and modems only run on Microsoft Windows. You may be > able to determine if you hardware runs on Linux by > searching for your particular hardware at: > > http://hardware.redhat.com/hcl/ > http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/hardware.php3 > > > It is > > difficult for me to recognize much real progress > > lately. The little I > > know of Linux is from reading. Getting hands-on > > experience seems > > impossible unless I can personally acquire a > > workable system. I do crave > > freedom. Please, do not send these words back to > > me, but if someone has > > the answer, please, let me know. > > If you come to the next BRLUG Newbies/CCCC Linux SIG > meeting on 2/16/04 at the CCCC, introduce yourself > to > me and ask for a free Linux Mepis CD. This CD is > bootable and runs Linux from your CDROM drive.
http://www.knoppix.com is a good choice as well. > > > Honestly, if this seems to be a rant, I apologize. > > > If I can get help, > > perhaps I can help someone else. > > You may want to read the following HOWTO: > > http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html > > Good luck! > > What part of the state do you live in? We are not the only LUG, some of them are just harder to find. > ===== > John Hebert > 'cat /dev/random | perl' > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free web site building tool. > Try it! > http://webhosting.yahoo.com/ps/sb/ > > _______________________________________________ > General mailing list > [email protected] > http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net ===== Warmest Regards, Doug Riddle Capital punishment makes the state a murderer. On the other hand, life in prison makes the state a gay dungeon master. -- Rev. Jesse Jackson "Decisions, Decisions, Decisions..." - Doug Riddle __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free web site building tool. Try it! http://webhosting.yahoo.com/ps/sb/
