On Saturday 12 October 2002 08:58 pm, Brett Getz wrote:
> Well first I would like to say thanks guys for all of your input on Linux.
> But yeah, sorry I should of explained what I was going to use it for.  And
> I should of told you guys what kind of specs I am running on my home PC.  I
> was going to use Linux really just to test it and try and improve my
> knowledge with computers, and also compare it to windows OS.  But as far as
> my specs for my computer I am currently running an Asus A7v, 800 mhz
> Athlon, with 384 pc 133 ram, Ati 8500LE 128 video card, Hard drive Maxtor
> 60gig and 20gig both ATA drives and a Philips CDR drive, sound card EUX
> sound blaster.  That should about cover it well tell me what you think guys
> about my hardware matching up to Linux.
>
>                     Thanks, Brett Getz

Brett:

It looks good to me, and I'd say you shouldn't have an major problems. You
don't mention your modem, though. Be sure to check it against the list at
www.idir.net/~gromitkc/winmodem.html. OTOH, if you have a high speed
connection via a NIC card, there shouldn't be any problem. Most Linux
distributions will have a hardware compatibility listing at their website.
Mandrake's (www.linux-mandrake.com) is sorted by distribution, hardware type,
manufacturer and model; I'm sure that Redhat, Suse and others have similar
listings.
Good luck,
Carroll Grigsby

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