On Mon, 12 Feb 2001, Anthony wrote:
> Hi everyone,
> I'm a newbie to Linux. I've read a lot about it and should soon free
> myself from the shackles of M$. I'm using a 166 MHz Pentium Toshiba
> laptop and as soon as I get the chance to back up the hard drive, I'll
> (attempt to) repartition it and install either Red Hat or Mandrake.
Make sure you check up on your video card and whatever networking hardware you
have before you make the big step - searching for drivers via Lynx can be kind
of frustrating...
> I'd also like to add that the Agenda program is usually quite excellent
> whenever I remember to watch it. Its biggest drawback is that sometimes
> they try to cover too many issues in the allotted time.
> Thursday night vampire programs rule!
I'd like to amend that to "All vampire programs rule!"
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