> trying to set up an old PC (10 or 12 year old Compaq [opinion]
Kick that junker to the curb and get something from the current millennium. Having futzed with several PCs from that era, it simply isn't worth the aggravation of trying to ram a contemporary distro into not enough RAM with not enough CPU, then keep it running with no connectivity. For the price of three or four tanks of gas, get a perfectly serviceable netbook / low-end desktop / off-lease Dell that won't have any of those problems. Yeah, as an intellectual exercise, you can use an old junker, but *why* take on that much aggravation? Oh, and the new box will come with Windows, which solves all the compatibility problems, too... [/opinion] -- Ed _______________________________________________ Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group http://mhvlug.org http://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug Upcoming Meetings (6pm - 8pm) MHVLS Auditorium Aug 4 - Samba Sep 1 - BOINC Oct 6 - Creating Firefox Extensions
