[NBLUG/talk] I'm Going To Switch To Linux

[Murry Shohat]

Dear Edward...

Running Linux, you need just one computer. So, pack up the Dimension 
XPS, run it over to my place, put it on the doorstep, ring the bell and 
run like hell.

Murry
ps: others will give you better advice. Listen to 'em
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Edward Mendoza wrote:

>I'm about to buy a new computer and I have decided to start using the Linux
>OS for the first time ever. Thank you all for answering my stupid questions.
>I have never used Linux before so this is somewhat exciting. I just hope I
>don't find myself entangled in some spider's web that I can't get out of.
>
>I would like some advice on which version of Linux I should use since I am a
>first time user. I have already gotten some feedback from you and it looks
>like the there is a slight nudge for me to take the plunge with Lindows but
>I have also been told that it doesn't really matter.
>
>Second, I would like some advice on whether or not Dell desktops are
>adequate or ideal machines for a Linux OS and which of the following two
>Dells I should get: the Dimension 8300 or the Dimension XPS.
>
>The specs on the Dimension XPS:
>Intel Pentium 4 processor at 3GHz w 800MHz FSB
>512MB Dual Channel DDR SDRAM at 400MHz
>16X DVD ROM Drive
>120GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive
>NEW 128MB ATI RADEON
>9800 Graphics Card with TV-Out & DVI
>
>AND:
>
>The specs on the Dimension 8300:
>Intel Pentium 4 processor at 2.66GHz
>256MB Dual Channel DDR SDRAM at 333MHz
>16X DVD ROM Drive
>60GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive
>64MB DDR NVIDIA GeForce4
>MX Graphics Card with TV-Out
>
>
>Thank you all very much, Edward
>
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