Hello people,
Not only am I new on this list but I am brand new to Linux as well. I have
responded to an e-mail by Xoom.com and, through them have ordered a copy of
Red Hat Linux 6.0. I may probably receive it about the beginning of next
month. Among other things, it has this X-Windows interface (GNOME), a copy
of Netscape, and then some other things.
What I intend to to is to use Linux and Windows 98 in separate partitions
on a 10 gig drive which I have also yet to get. Then I will begin an
adventure of installing Linux 6.0, the Linux version of Netscape and then
see how those work.
I am going to be running both OS's on a PC with an AMD 230MHZ CPU. Perhaps
I may be changing the AMD 230 for an AMD 300 CPU in this bunch of changes,
I don't know yet.
I would like to ask whether anyone on this list has done what I am about to
do. If so, how have you fared with Windows 9x and Linux? Which OS do you
like better?
More questions: I am also an avid gamer. Are there any Linux users who
also like to run games? Are there any games out there that Linux can run?
If so, what are they?
If anyone has gone through installing Windows9x at some point and Linux at
some other time, how does the installation process compare with each
other? Is Linux a little more technical in parts than Windows 9x or not?
Can Linux run software designed for Unix platforms or just those written
specifically for Linux. I see in software lists for Linux software that
seems to be written for Unix, X, etc. Can they be run on Linux?
Does this Linux 6.0 have a MS-DOS mode? If so, can older applications made
for MS-DOS 6.x, say, be run in this mode?
I have been curious about Linux for a few years but whenever I asked the
clerks of the stores Best Buy and CompUSA what could Linux run, I could
never gat any good answers other than users toying with the OS for its own
sake. At least the Xoom mailing was an answer of sorts. And so I ordered
my copy. Now I'll have my own experience with it when it comes.
Regards all,
Richard Salts
