[PLUG] New List Member and Laptop

[Lance Means]

If you haven't picked a distro yet, you may want to check out some of
the distro-specific forums and see if there has been any issues with
your specs. I use Fedora and www.fedoraforum.org has been excellent.

On 4/29/05, John Jordan <johnxj at comcast.net> wrote:
> After some research on the net I have just ordered a Compaq
> R4000 laptop. It will have:
> 
> Athlon 64 4000
> 1 Gb RAM
> 80 Gb 5400 rpm HD
> Realtek 10/100/1000
> Wireless, but I forget which brand (Intel, I think)
> Conexant faxmodem
> ATI Radeon Xpress 200M
> 
> I tried out its previous version at Fry's (R3470) with Windows XP
> and it could eat all the other laptops in the store for lunch. So I
> figure with 64-bit Linux it should kick serious butt.
> 
> My intention is to leave Windows XP on the hard disk for the time
> being, but never even boot it up. I'll squeeze it down to, say, 10-15
> Gb, then make another 10-15 Gb partition for Linux, leaving the
> remainder for data. After I get Linux running perfectly so I know I'll
> never need XP, I'll nuke it completely and use the space to install a
> different distro. That way I'll never have to activate XP, and thus it
> should be easy to sell the license for a few bux to recover at least
> part of the Windows tax.
> 
> However, my knowledge of Linux is rather limited. Several years
> ago I installed Corel Linux (when it was all the rage) on an old
> computer and played around with it some. That's all I know about
> Linux. I realize Linux has matured enormously since then, but I fear
> I am going to need help getting it installed. I'm especially worried
> about the video.
> 
> So I googled around until I found PLUG. I note on the website that
> there are monthly Clinic meetings. That may be just what I need.
> But, considering that there are a couple other out of date things on
> the website, I felt it best to ask someone if the Clinic meetings are
> still being held. And if so, when the next meetings will be (May 21,
> June 18?).
> 
> HP says it will be built/shipped by May 20 and 5-7 days for
> shipping.
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Lance