Re: Newbie 2B

From: Edward Haddock (haddocke001_at_hawaii.rr.com)
Date: 09/20/05

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    > I realized that was dumb almost as soon as I posted it, certainly after I
    > checked out distrowatch. My mind is still having a hard time wrapping
    > itself around the idea of not having to pay big bucks for software in a
    > glossy box full of cardboard and air. I've been poring through the
    > reviews on Linux.org. Slackware or Ubuntu might be best for me and my funny
    > old PC. I've also been looking at Live CD versions too, but I'm pretty
    > committed to doing this; the "try-out" idea may be redundant.
    >
    > Thanks all for the good advice.
    >
    >
    Aloha,
        I did the Live version of Ubuntu 5.10 and it worked well. It
    impressed my wife and now I am talking her into using Linux. So
    maybe a live version might do the trick. :)
    Edward


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