Woo hooo!! I don't even know which X server is going, but KDE looks great and it's fast enough for the arcade games. Sound "Dammit!!" The only "scary" moment was the mouse, it didn't look right, but usb>1button>usbcore and magically the 3 buttons are emulated, with tap on! Thanks Stew.
Now, if I could just make POOF work on this Wallstreet! cheers, Dan