Quoting Eugene C. ([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
> On older machines, PCI is not an option.
Well, of course. That's (as mentioned) specifically why I bring ISA,
too (along with PCMCIA and a laplink cable).
(That and the fact that I had the ISA cards kicking around my apartment.
;-> )
> With "ISA" it can be a lot of fun when the computer has a sound card
> that require 2 "IRQ", some proprietary interfaces, (older scanner,
> mice, etc). They are no more "IRQ" available. Add a "SCSI"
> interface, ok this is not the average user.
I can only reiterate: Nine out of ten times, 10/300 is free. It's
conceivable that both that and 5/280 are occupied, but I happen not
to have encountered that in years of monthly InstallFests.
That's the fruit of practical experience. Either believe me or don't.
>> Network-delivered services and information (along with
>> user education) are specifically key to holding a
>> good, successful InstallFest
>
> Absolutely. My point is that we can do it later, when the new users
> have a basic setup running. You do it in one step, I do it in two
> step.
My experience is that the user is _gone_, by then. Gone home. You
therefore don't get the chance. That would be otherwise if you could
motivate the user to attend LUG meetings or haunt the appropriate Web
pages and newsgroups, but my experience is that the better use you make
of the initial (and often only) encounter, the better the result.
--
Cheers, "By reading this sentence, you agree to be bound by the
Rick Moen terms of the Internet Protocol, version 4, or, at your
rick (at) linuxmafia.com option, any later version." -- Seth David Schoen
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