where do I start???

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From: Jeff Farris
Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2000 00:00

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I need help... I am a total Linux novice, but ready to jump in...

I have a spare computer to start experimenting on... here's my first
problem...

it is a 486 with 16 meg, a cd rom and 400 meg of hard drive space....
loaded with a minimal install of win 95

most installations of Linux are bigger that that, and there are too many to
choose from...

Who can give me some good advise??

What flavor of Linux can I install on this box, with out having to go get a
degree in computer science to understand all the technical ins and outs....

Thanks for the help... I rember feeling this stupid about 15 years ago when
I bought my first pc.... here we go again!!

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