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Main Computer:
Dell Dimension 4500
Pentium IV 2.4 Ghz
1 gig RAM
Sound Blaster Live! WDM series sound
GeForce AGP Video
48x Samsung DVD ROM
NEC CD-RW
120 GB HD
Slackware 10.1

I think so, but I haven't noticed that so much as how quickly witsy-bitsy Slack packages generally download on a dial-up connection.

Another consideration for a financially challenged Newbie is...

I know the feeling; what I use every day myself (Dell Dim4500 and Comcrap S5000NX) is exactly what I DON'T want to see newbies getting bogged down with: overpowered and overpriced and/or poorly made....

I even surprised myself! I scored higher than 98% of the lesser nerds despite no further education than an Associate of the Arts in English and...well...just being myself.

I thought I was a...

I want at least ten of them for the children (and some of the adults) in my offline community.

:D

The next best thing is Freecycle, stubborness, and not having much of a life.

Ambivalence is underrated; if I refuse to clarify myself, maybe I won't have to choose just one.

:D

Thanks! That was quick.

< gasps in astonishment >

I think there's a live version to check out first, too, even though it's too big for my 56K dial up connection to get it today.

This Presario SR1110NX doesn't boot from any live CDs except for Slack and Puppy. It belongs to my 13 year old son and he wants me to put Slackware 10.1 on it.

I'm a bit daunted because my own...

....with a few first impressions. :D

I'm a three month old baby Linux user with a less-than-24-hour old install of Kubuntu. I fell completely in love with the philosophy of the distro long before...

My primary distro is one of the fastest out there. The slowest machine I use it on is a Pentium II 166 Mhz which worked okay with 48 MB RAM, better when I could upgrade to 128.

It kicks butt on my...

I wish I could give you some of my space because I made windoze WAY too big!!!! I couldn't imagine life without my GNUWin, but my old friends are all right there on my Linux partitions so I haven't...

The GNUWin II project piqued my curiosity; before I got a taste of what was out here, I kept hearing that I wasn't smart enough to learn Linux or that I "just don't have time to waste fidgeting...

More than likely, that's where we got our porn dialer from; my child is a poor speller.

He's also an avid gamer and I'm a Linux newbie (less than 3 months into my journey) but this last incident...

Thanks bunches; that's really all I needed to know. I bit the bullet on the serial modem during my first few attempts and know it was well worth the cash now.

I read the help file on the easiest...

Just a quick question in as few words as my less-than-impressive communication skills will allow. :P

Most of the info I can find on the web that relates specifically to sharing a dial-up (as...

I read all ten pages last night so I guess I'm ready to add my .02 USD.

I'm a newbie, no question about that. :D

I USE Dam Small Linux, FALL BACK ON Mandrake, and am LEARNING Slackware.

I...

A little background: My first Linux box was my 40th birthday present to myself last February; I'd never even seen a Linux box before then. Everything I know about computers was learned from forums...

My Gateway's a bit newer than yours, but still old enough for me to appreciate what a gem it must be. I chose Damn Small Linux for my HD install mainly because of the respectful attitude the folks...

Thanks BUNCHES!!!!!! Amazingly prompt replies, if I might add.

It just so happens that Festival is available as an extension for Damn Small Linux, which was what I was originally considering when...

I chose Linux (or Linux chose me) largely for philosophical reasons. I believe that information should be available to everybody. I also believe that the human race is not intrinsically evil.
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I am interested in attempting to put together an inexpensive PC for a friend with a severe visual handicap. He is an avid reader whose life would be immensely enriched by something comparable to the...

If you're a dial-up user, you can try these:

Damn Small Linux

Puppy Linux

Austrumi

They are all under 50MB and all very different. Try more than one Live CD to find out which works...

This should do the trick:

http://bootcd.narod.ru/bcdl150z.zip

You'll need to use rawrite32 to get it on your floppy. Put both the CD and the floppy in, reboot, and it should work just fine.
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