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Shane Pearson <shane.pearson@tafensw.edu.au> wrote :- 
> I need some help deciding whether to buy Redhat or that other
> one which I can't quite remember at the moment.
I am a newbie myself and have only used RedHat(v4.2) so far.
I believe that v5 is out in December.

> My PC is somewhat pathetic. And I have done some dodgy upgrading
> to it and would like to know how successful I'll be getting
> Linux to run on this...

> *	i486DX-33 ISA AMI BIOS motherboard purchased in '91.
Mine is a i486DX2-80

> *	Diamond Speedstar 24X.
I think mine is the same (but have no manuals)
 
> *	Generic single port IDE cont.
> *	Western Digital Caviar 340Mb IDE HDD.
I got a Conner 540Mb 
> *	TEAC 3.5" FDD.
yep and a 5.25"
 
> *	Acer 6X IDE CDROM.
got an old MediaVision 2x NEC SCSI drive.

> *	8Mb 70nS RAM. OK you can stop laughing now. :)
Scored some 4MB SIMMs but the M/B only appears to take the 8 x 1MB SIMMs :(
Runs in terminal mode O.K. and X (only if you are patient)

> *	Generic 2 serial, 1 parallel, 1 game port. 16450. 
> *	Creative AWE32 PnP full edition.
Media Vision as above
 
> *	Old style USA made MS Mouse.
cheapie 3 button mouse.

> *	US Robotics Courier V.Everything with latest Aussie X2 SDL.
old Netcomm 14400 (for now)
> *	NEC keyboard.
$20 special 
> *	Crappy KTX monitor.
2nd hand TECO SVGA for $100
 
The above machine has set me back about $400 so far and is on its way to being my network
server.  Pick up an ethernet card and you will have an instant network, print server,
dial-up machine, IP Masquerader etc.

> I think being a tinkerer at heart, Linux might be for me.
Linux *is* for you.

I am very much a newbie and am having a ball with Linux.  
Read the 'HOWTO's' and you can't go wrong (theoretically).

Enjoy, 
 Nathan.

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