As the resident American on the list, welcome to NZ and CLUG!! =)
Alan Greenstreet wrote:
> Hi 2U all
>
> Well... from the title you could guess that being new to everything is a
> nightmare in the making.
>
> I'm new to NZ (2 months here so far and liking it) having come from the
> UK.
> I'm new to the University having returned to study after 12 years in the
> rat race.
> I'm relatively new to linux (put it this way I don't send kernel patches
> to Linus! - yet :0) ).
> What better way to find out who is out there than starting a
> conversation with those with a common interest - Linux.
>
> I currently run a Mandrake distro (v7.?) on a Toshiba P166 laptop, a
> SuSe distro (v6.?) on a P120 desktop and a version of Small Linux on a
> very old Dell 386 laptop which runs in Ram Disk (under 4Mb!). I am also
> about to install BeOS on another Dell laptop.
>
> I read with interest some comments about home networks and this will be
> the next stage in my attempt to teach myself all that is computing.
> Initially with two or three desktops.
>
> So, I guess I'm introducing myself to CLUG...
>
> Regards
>
> Alan
>
