[newbie] Freeserve, trouble with mail
I'm having trouble subscribing to this list using Freeserve. I have all the posts coming to my work account but people are complaining that 20,000 emails on the server is too much :O) Hass anyone else had problem with them, they don't seem to answer my emails, and it will pain me to call their help line. I am getting mail from them, but I can't seem to get the subscription confirmation to come back. Is it a problem with the list or should I hound Freeserver some more? Thanks in advance people Adrian Lynch -- United Kingdom http://www.thoughtbubble.co.uk/ Ph: +44 (0) 20 7387 8890 -- New Zealand http://www.thoughtbubble.co.nz/ Ph: +64 (0) 9 488 9131 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
RE: [newbie] windows on linux
Wine? If not, please go easy on me!! I have no work to do and I'm bored. Has anyone read all of Sridhar's footer's, some are bloody funny :o) -Original Message- From: Dechao Wang [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 23 October 2001 21:44 To: newbie Subject: [newbie] windows on linux Does anybody know what and where is the program that I can run windows' applications from linux box? Cheers, Dechao Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
RE: [newbie] AOL and Mandrake 8.0
I'm a bit late with this one! I had a chat with AOL's online help, I wrote a large paragraph of my situation, saying what info I needed , or thought I needed, to get AOL going in Win4Lin. His answer, AOL does not support Linux, 10 minutes of arguing later and it ends with a thank you and good bye. Now I know AOL aren't considered the best ISP around but I have no other problems with them, and they're cheap! I'm going home to try it again, the setup, not the arguing!! I'll let you know if it all goes t*ts up!!! -Original Message- From: Gordon Burgess-Parker [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 26 September 2001 21:03 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie] AOL and Mandrake 8.0 Has anyone heard of aol being got running using WINE or WIN4LIN or something like that? I ask because I'm using aol as a dial-up (flat rate unmetered access) while waiting for NTL cable modem to come to my area! Thanks Gordon Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
RE: [newbie] windows on linux
GO ON SON, HIT 'EM He was only joking, sometimes there's no other way to say, or point something out with out coming across like you're being a smart arse, thats why you should litter your email with symbols, then you can only hope that people take it as info and not someone having a go! Now shake hands and say sorry. I think I'll change my name to Mum!! -Original Message- From: Matt Greer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 23 October 2001 18:13 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] windows on linux on 10/23/01 11:14 AM, Steve Borrett at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: There's wine, the windows emulator. It takes a windows application and translates the calls it makes into something X can handle, so you can run the app right in X. www.winehq.com smug Just because I am in a pedantic mood, I would like to point out that saying wine is a windows emulator is an oxymoron. WINE stands for Wine is not an emulator, therefore proving itself that your statement is woefully inaccurate. *grin* /smug Yes, I'm well aware of that. But pointing out the technicalities of what Wine is and isn't, isn't exactly necessary to inform the OP of a program that will let him run Windows apps in a Linux environment (excuse me, a GNU/Linux environment). Calling it an emulator probably gives him an idea of what it does, a reference point. If he's really interested in what it does, he can read up on it at the URL I gave him. What's with the unnecessary attitude? Last I heard, being in a pedantic mood and wrapping your post with cute little tags is not a viable excuse to be an ass for no reason. Matt _ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
RE: [newbie] windows on linux
I think he means the other way round!! -Original Message- From: russell hobman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 23 October 2001 16:58 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] windows on linux goodaye, the program you would be after is WIN4LIN3 you can find out more about it here http://www.netraverse.com/ regards, russell. --- Dechao Wang [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Does anybody know what and where is the program that I can run windows' applications from linux box? Cheers, Dechao Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Nokia Game is on again. Go to http://uk.yahoo.com/nokiagame/ and join the new all media adventure before November 3rd. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
RE: [newbie] Worst factual review of linux ever ( This is the reply I posted to them.)
I can't believe you lot take this so seriously. I'm very new to Linux yet I found it funny, and there was probably more jokes in it than I'll ever realise. No doubt they are all pating themselves on the back at such an out cry by yourselves. This is exactly what they were hoping for I think!! Ade -Original Message- From: Franki [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 17 October 2001 22:04 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [newbie] Worst factual review of linux ever ( This is the reply I posted to them.) lol, I titled this: This guy is on Drugs or Works for Microsoft here is what I posted, anyone correct me if anything I said was incorrect. = Hi, First of all, the guys name was Linus not linux. Second: M$ Office, Outlook and IE are Microsoft software, THEY choose not to supply them for linux because they want people to use windows not linux. Third: There is more then one linux app that will open and save in M$ office file formats, anyone with half a brain can work out how to use them as its pretty much a standard menu system. Try Star Office and Openoffice. Forth:, Mozilla is almost word for word standards compliant, IE is not. (although ie6 is close) so you lied. Fifth: You don't need a Pentium with 32MB ram to run linux, you can do it on a 386 with 8MB of ram. and boot it from a floppy (Trinix and others)you just need 32mb and a pentium to run Mandrake linux, since they rightly assume that people would rather have an OS that is optimised for the system they have, rather then one that is optimised for old hardware, you want to run linux on a 486, get Peanut or possibly Redhat. Also, try loading win2000 or XP on your 486. the versions of linux that were out when 95 came out, ran on 486's just fine, and the fact that some current versions can still run on it says alot, none of M$ recent versions will run on a 486 at all. Sixth: RedHat, Caldera and others are not past names for linux distro's they are Current other distro's. People chose the one they want. which had you read up on, you wouldn't have tried to use Mandrake on a 486. Seventh: Linux doesn't have virus software? thats probably because its nearly impossible to infect a properly linux box with a virus because of users,, you need root or admin access to do that. Windows XP home, like win98,98,98SE and ME make everyone root, so they are affected by virus's Also there are alot of linux virus scanners, like Trend Filescan, the thing is that they all search for windows virus's because there are none on linux that are a threat to anyone. Eighth: Linux doesn't need firewalls like Zone Alarm because the abiltiy is built into the OS, read ipchains and iptables, and Mandrake 8.1 has two firewalls built into it. InteractiveBastille does far more then most just by asking you a bunch of questions from a nice GUI interface. Ninth: Software, Mandrake linux has server software that it would cost over 2000AUD to achieve with Microsoft(tm) software, and you wouldn't have been effected by Code Red or Nimda if you weren't running M$ software. it also comes standard with 2 or more versions of spreadsheets, word processors presentation software, finance stuff, advanced text editors, time management software email clients, graphing software, image editing software and more, and it all comes WITH Mandrake, you don't have to buy it seperatly. Tenth: Games, what to play Quake3 on linux? go ahead, you can buy it for linux, ditto with many other titles. and with WINE, you can run a great many actual windows titles as well. Please, if you are going to review a product at least get someone who knows what they are doing to review it objectively, you don't know because you only know the microsoft way and have a closed mind to anything else. Remember windows has been around in a semi decent form since 1992 or so,, Unix, which is linux's parent has been around since the 60's... you just didn't know about it. That is not the fault of linux. I use both linux and windows, I started with an open mind and I am tipping more and more towards linux because it does everything I want, and I can have the same machine running without a reboot for months just fine (I have seen cases where it has run without reboot for well over a year.). and it didn't cost me 500 bucks to buy. Be objective when you review something, just because its not what you are used to, doesn't mean that its not better, (or conversely that its worse.) Rgds Frank Perth Australia. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
RE: [newbie] Worst factual review of linux ever ( This is the rep ly I posted to them.)
Good point, at least some good, apart from a chuckle, has come out of it!!! -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 18 October 2001 15:17 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [newbie] Worst factual review of linux ever ( This is the rep ly I posted to them.) Actually, I'm not sure if Frank is taking it seriously or just adding some real facts so the newbs (like myself) know the truths. mitch Adrian Lynch adrian.l@thoughtbubbTo: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' [EMAIL PROTECTED], Newbie le.net (E-mail) [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent by: cc: newbie-owner@linux-maSubject: RE: [newbie] Worst factual review of linux ever ( This is ndrake.com the rep ly I posted to them.) 10/18/01 08:41 AM Please respond to newbie I can't believe you lot take this so seriously. I'm very new to Linux yet I found it funny, and there was probably more jokes in it than I'll ever realise. No doubt they are all pating themselves on the back at such an out cry by yourselves. This is exactly what they were hoping for I think!! Ade -Original Message- From: Franki [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 17 October 2001 22:04 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [newbie] Worst factual review of linux ever ( This is the reply I posted to them.) lol, I titled this: This guy is on Drugs or Works for Microsoft here is what I posted, anyone correct me if anything I said was incorrect. = Hi, First of all, the guys name was Linus not linux. Second: M$ Office, Outlook and IE are Microsoft software, THEY choose not to supply them for linux because they want people to use windows not linux. Third: There is more then one linux app that will open and save in M$ office file formats, anyone with half a brain can work out how to use them as its pretty much a standard menu system. Try Star Office and Openoffice. Forth:, Mozilla is almost word for word standards compliant, IE is not. (although ie6 is close) so you lied. Fifth: You don't need a Pentium with 32MB ram to run linux, you can do it on a 386 with 8MB of ram. and boot it from a floppy (Trinix and others)you just need 32mb and a pentium to run Mandrake linux, since they rightly assume that people would rather have an OS that is optimised for the system they have, rather then one that is optimised for old hardware, you want to run linux on a 486, get Peanut or possibly Redhat. Also, try loading win2000 or XP on your 486. the versions of linux that were out when 95 came out, ran on 486's just fine, and the fact that some current versions can still run on it says alot, none of M$ recent versions will run on a 486 at all. Sixth: RedHat, Caldera and others are not past names for linux distro's they are Current other distro's. People chose the one they want. which had you read up on, you wouldn't have tried to use Mandrake on a 486. Seventh: Linux doesn't have virus software? thats probably because its nearly impossible to infect a properly linux box with a virus because of users,, you need root or admin access to do that. Windows XP home, like win98,98,98SE and ME make everyone root, so they are affected by virus's Also there are alot of linux virus scanners, like Trend Filescan, the thing is that they all search for windows virus's because there are none on linux that are a threat to anyone. Eighth: Linux doesn't need firewalls like Zone Alarm because the abiltiy is built into the OS, read ipchains and iptables, and Mandrake 8.1 has two firewalls built into it. InteractiveBastille does far more then most just by asking you a bunch of questions from a nice GUI interface. Ninth: Software, Mandrake linux has server software that it would cost over 2000AUD to achieve with Microsoft(tm) software, and you wouldn't have been effected by Code Red or Nimda if you weren't running M$ software. it also comes standard with 2 or more versions of spreadsheets, word processors presentation software, finance stuff, advanced text editors, time management software email clients, graphing software, image editing software and more, and it all comes WITH Mandrake, you don't have to buy it seperatly. Tenth: Games, what to play Quake3 on linux? go ahead, you can buy it for linux, ditto with many other titles. and with WINE, you can run a great many actual windows titles as well. Please, if you are going to review a product at least get someone who knows what they are doing to review it objectively, you don't know because you only know the microsoft way and have a closed mind to anything else. Remember windows has been around
RE: [newbie] Grub problems
I'm not sure this is true, I have ME (God bless my soul) and I can, I think, exit to DOS. Or am I thinking of something else? -Original Message- From: Hans N. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 15 September 2001 21:06 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [newbie] Grub problems Just a Windohz warning, people with Windohz ME can't exit to DOS. Restarting in DOS mode is not an option. Hans N. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of d What I am trying to say in all of this is I did NOT use a WinBlow$ boot disk, did it directly from DOS by just exiting to it. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] Test
Bloody Outlook, just testing to see if this thing works Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re:[newbie] Video cards
I was looking at the new KyroII cards but I haven't seen much info with regards to compatability, anyone know any different? So, with all the discussion about nVidia cards, what is a good card to run? I am going to upgrade cause my little 4mb ATI Rage doesn't even get tux down the hill. I want a midrange card in the $60 to $100 range. Is there any hope? TIA for any suggestions. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] Video Cards, any good?
I'm about to buy a new video card, either a 3D Prophet 4500 PowerVR KyroII 64MB AGP, or a VIVID! XS Kyro II 32MB AGP. Can anyone tell me what the compatability is like with these and Mandrake 8.0, or a place I can find out? Lovely Jubbly :o) Hey Ho...lets go Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
RE: [newbie] Grub problems
Adam, not two weeks ago I did exactly the same thing, and it was a weekend so I had no way of finding out how to fix it. you might want to wait for someone to confirm this answer, but you use a Windoze Boot disk get into the c drive ( dir c: and press enter) then fdisk /mbr this clears the Master Boot Record.biut like I said, wait for confirmation from someone else -Original Message- From: Adam Cripps [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 14 September 2001 12:41 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie] Grub problems I installed a lnx4win Mandrake 8.0 on a pc, which would load a text bootloader fine. However, when I decided to uninstall, I deleted the lnx4win folder (in windows) and rebooted. Grub still starts and then, being a complete newbie, I don't know how to get past it. Is there any way of getting rid of Grub, so that the machine boots straight into Windows? Thanks Adam __ Terrorist Attacks on U.S. - How can you help? Donate cash, emergency relief information http://dailynews.yahoo.com/fc/US/Emergency_Information/ Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
RE: [newbie] RAM: How much is enough?
Speaking of RAM, I hope nobody minds me slating a PC company, but it needs to be said. I bought a PC from Evesham a while back, it should have come with 128Mb PC133 SDRAM, just opened it up lastnight, and what do I find? Two 64Mb chips, one PC133 the other PC100. Not a happy bunny, see :o( Whats the point of giving me a mix of the two if the lower one brings the higher one down? Adrian Lynch -- United Kingdom http://www.thoughtbubble.co.uk/ Ph: +44 (0) 20 7387 8890 -- New Zealand http://www.thoughtbubble.co.nz/ Ph: +64 (0) 9 488 9131 The information in this email and in any attachments is confidential and intended solely for the attention and use of the named addressee(s) . Any views or opinions presented are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Thoughtbubble. This information may be subject to legal, professional or other privilege and further distribution of it is strictly prohibited without our authority. If you are not the intended recipient, you are not authorised to disclose, copy, distribute, or retain this message. Please notify us on +44 (0) 20 7387 8890 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
RE: [newbie] RAM: How much is enough?
So it's just a case of me changing the BIOS from auto to 133? Does it really not matter what I get, surely there is some difference? I would still like one 128MB stick instead of two 64's! -Original Message- From: Tom Brinkman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 11 September 2001 14:24 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] RAM: How much is enough? On Tuesday 11 September 2001 04:47 am, Adrian Lynch escribió: Speaking of RAM, I hope nobody minds me slating a PC company, but it needs to be said. I bought a PC from Evesham a while back, it should have come with 128Mb PC133 SDRAM, just opened it up lastnight, and what do I find? Two 64Mb chips, one PC133 the other PC100. Whats the point of giving me a mix of the two if the lower one brings the higher one down? It doesn't bring[s] the higher one down. pc66, pc100, and pc133 are mostly nothin more than marketing labels. What is important is the nano second rating (ns) and the cas latency rating (CL), and of course the quality and design of the PCB the ram chips are on. The pcxxx label is practically meaningless. A rough gauge is that the ram should be 1000/133.3 = 7.5ns to run at 133.3mhz. Better 133mhz ram will also be non-ECC, and CL2. BUT most ram sold under the pc133 marketing label is 8ns (really 125mhz), CL3, on less than the best quality/design PCB. Bottom line is ram is what'll do, according to what you set it to with bios settings. I've had ancient 66mhz ram, before the pcwhatever labels were invented, that would run reliably at 112mhz, CL3. I've been using an old 128mb stick of 8ns CL2 ram (pc100) flawlessly for years at 135mhz CL2. It's in my system right now mixed with 2 other sticks of pc133, all running together at 135mhz CL2 with -0- errors. -- Tom Brinkman Galveston Bay Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
RE: [newbie] RAM: How much is enough?
Cheers Tom, it's just I get conflicting information. I'll get them to sort the Ram out, set the BIOS to 133, cross my fingers, pray to God Almighty and read read read. I think it's well out of order for companies to do this, you expect to get what you paid for, but you are right, I'll be building my next one, so I know exactly what's in it. Thanks for the answer's, I know it wasn't exactly Linux related, but cheers anyway! -Original Message- From: Tom Brinkman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 11 September 2001 15:35 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] RAM: How much is enough? On Tuesday 11 September 2001 08:30 am, Adrian Lynch escribió: So it's just a case of me changing the BIOS from auto to 133? Yes. You should post what the system is (cpu/mobo) and what bios it uses. Unless there's a facility on the ram PCB to signal the bios what speed to run the ram at, 'auto' doesn't have any effect. It's usually better to manually set the ram timings anyhow. Also, the quality and stabiity of the motherboard is, IMO, more important to ram performance, than what the ram is labeled. Does it really not matter what I get, surely there is some difference? I would still like one 128MB stick instead of two 64's! You probly have some gripe with the vendor. BUT I'll tell you right now that ALL ready made vendors, even the most popular ones like Dell, Gatway, Compaq, etc., routinely substitute lower spec parts into their systems. As I said below, most ram sold as pc133 really isn't 7.5ns ram. It's just capable of running at 133.3mhz, CL3. I suspect you've got 2 sticks of 8ns CL3 ram. Both of which will do 133mhz, regardless of the label on them. What you've run across is actually the best reason to learn about hardware, and build your own system. -- Tom Brinkman Galveston Bay -Original Message- From: Tom Brinkman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 11 September 2001 14:24 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] RAM: How much is enough? On Tuesday 11 September 2001 04:47 am, Adrian Lynch escribió: Speaking of RAM, I hope nobody minds me slating a PC company, but it needs to be said. I bought a PC from Evesham a while back, it should have come with 128Mb PC133 SDRAM, just opened it up lastnight, and what do I find? Two 64Mb chips, one PC133 the other PC100. Whats the point of giving me a mix of the two if the lower one brings the higher one down? It doesn't bring[s] the higher one down. pc66, pc100, and pc133 are mostly nothin more than marketing labels. What is important is the nano second rating (ns) and the cas latency rating (CL), and of course the quality and design of the PCB the ram chips are on. The pcxxx label is practically meaningless. A rough gauge is that the ram should be 1000/133.3 = 7.5ns to run at 133.3mhz. Better 133mhz ram will also be non-ECC, and CL2. BUT most ram sold under the pc133 marketing label is 8ns (really 125mhz), CL3, on less than the best quality/design PCB. Bottom line is ram is what'll do, according to what you set it to with bios settings. I've had ancient 66mhz ram, before the pcwhatever labels were invented, that would run reliably at 112mhz, CL3. I've been using an old 128mb stick of 8ns CL2 ram (pc100) flawlessly for years at 135mhz CL2. It's in my system right now mixed with 2 other sticks of pc133, all running together at 135mhz CL2 with -0- errors. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] 486/66ST Vectra
I'm hoping to get this machine working, it's a HP Vectra 486/66ST, just bought some RAM for it, Two 16Mb SIMMs. It has a floppy(thank the lord), a scsi HD(not sure how big, 500mb I think), scsi card, and the other trimmings. Although not technically a Linux question, it willl lead to many more, I want to put a lightweight Linux on this (is lightweight the wrong term?) machine. I can't seem to get beyond the start up menu, it runs through a check of the components, floppy, keyboard ect. I get an error for System Configuration, I have tried booting from the floppy, with various disks. Also the CD, I'm not even sure I can get into the BIOS to have a tinker. What it all boils down to is, it asks for a Diskette named Vectra #1, I thought I had downloaded the right thing from a site, but all I get is the same message, insert diskette Vectra #1 into drive A...press any key to continue The error message prior to this says, The record of your configuration that is saved in your CMOS memory does not match the components that are installed on your computer Can anyone tell me, a) can I get into the BIOS b) where can I get the disk Vectra #1 from (tried HP site but very little info on what I have) c) a place or person that can help me. PS, I checked the floppy was working in another machine, so it shouldn't be that. Cheers Adrian Lynch -- The information in this email and in any attachments is confidential and intended solely for the attention and use of the named addressee(s) . Any views or opinions presented are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Thoughtbubble. This information may be subject to legal, professional or other privilege and further distribution of it is strictly prohibited without our authority. If you are not the intended recipient, you are not authorised to disclose, copy, distribute, or retain this message. Please notify us on +44 (0) 20 7387 8890 -- Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
RE: [newbie] RAM: How much is enough?
Sorry about the lateness of this post, but £30 buys you 256Mb of SDRAM and even DDR! Whats the problem? Unless of course you're after some older memory type! -Original Message- From: Warren Post [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 04 September 2001 04:14 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie] RAM: How much is enough? I will be installing LM8.0 on two PCs as soon as I finish downloading it. I know I need to get more RAM, but how much is enough? Box 1 is a Celeron 366 MHz with 32 MB, box 2 is a K5 100 MHz with 16 MB. Both will be used for public Internet access: IceWM, Konqueror and/or Netscape, KOffice and/or StarOffice, a messenger program... and no doubt a whole bunch of other stuff I don't even know about yet. Thanks, Warren -- http://sites.netscape.net/srcopan/ Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
RE: [newbie] RAM: How much is enough?
I wish I had read the other answers before sending that last one. Sorry :o( -Original Message- From: Warren Post [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 04 September 2001 04:14 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie] RAM: How much is enough? I will be installing LM8.0 on two PCs as soon as I finish downloading it. I know I need to get more RAM, but how much is enough? Box 1 is a Celeron 366 MHz with 32 MB, box 2 is a K5 100 MHz with 16 MB. Both will be used for public Internet access: IceWM, Konqueror and/or Netscape, KOffice and/or StarOffice, a messenger program... and no doubt a whole bunch of other stuff I don't even know about yet. Thanks, Warren -- http://sites.netscape.net/srcopan/ Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
RE: [newbie] Which Linux?
Cheers for the answers. Mandrake it is then. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] Which Linux?
I'm new to Linux but I'm ready to make the giant leap forward and chop my HD up to make room for Linux. My question is, I've used Mandrake, 7.2 I think, and I would like to know if this is known to be easy to use. I liked what I saw, but does anyone have a better suggestion. I liked the installation process, nice and easy. Is there any reasons to choose this over Corel, Red Hat ect Thanks, and go easy on me, it's my first post :o) Adrian Lynch -- United Kingdom http://www.thoughtbubble.co.uk/ Ph: +44 (0) 20 7387 8890 -- Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://.mandrakestore.com
