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[Taz]

I use Mandrake 8.0Beta with much success.  Go for it!!!

(BTW- dump the ads...they're anoying)

Paul McKelvey wrote:

> Hi All!
>
> I'm new to linux and new to this list, so i hope you don't mind a few
> newbie questions i haven't been able to find answers to.
> First, do any of you use a cable modem in Boulder (i think the only
> option is att at home)?  If so, is it really complicated to get configured
> properly?
> Is there any reason not to go with Mandrake 8.0 dist?  After looking
> around, this one looks best for my needs.
> I was brought up as a Macintosh man, so don't know much about PC
> hardware...  Could y'all check these specs below and see if this would
> be a good linux box or not?  any suggestions would be greatly
> appreciated!!!
>
> thanks
>  - paul -
>
> ACI Custom Build Computer
> Part     Desc.
>
> 3301,3443,2247   AMD Athlon 900MHz
> 3359     Asus A7V-KT133 ATA/100 Motherboard
> 4332     ISP ATX Midtower 300 Watt Computer Case
> 2304     256MB PC133 SDRAM Memory
> 2963     30.7GB ATA/100 7200 RPM Hard Drive
> nocd     No CD-ROM Drive
> 1082     1.44MB Floppy Drive
> 3472     Jaton nVidia TNT2 16MB AGP Video Card
> 1916     Creative Labs Sound Blaster Live! Value Sound Card
> nomod    No Modem
> 2551     SMC EZ Card 10/100 PCI Network Card
> 3664     Altec Lansing ACS160 Powered Three piece set
> noprin   No Printer
> SDKDSVS-190      New KDS 19inch Monitor .27mm Dot Pitch
> 1802     104-Key PS/2 Keyboard
> 1853     Qtronix 3 Button Scroll Wheel Mouse
> 4316     Mandrake 8.0 GPL (CDROM Only)
> 3236     Star Office 5.2 GPL CD-ROM
> 4085     Sony Spressa 8x4x32x CD-RW
>
> Price of this system is: $1,175.00
>
> If you are interested in this product please
> follow this link:
> http://www.affordablecomputers.com/custombuilds/aci_linthun
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Affordable Computers, Inc.