multi-purpose message
Thomas Ward
tward@bright.net
Fri, 8 Dec 2000 00:47:25 -0500
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Hello, Bruce. As far as I should know Linux should work fairly well on =
your Compaq provided you don't have anything like Win modems, or MS =
Windows only hardware.
In my case I built my computer from the ground up, and personally =
designed it with Linux in mind. To avoid any Windows only hardware.
Personally, I am using Red hat 6.2, and it works pretty well with =
speakup. =20
As for PCMCIA also called PCI they are a type of 32 byt architecture =
which is now popular on most computers.Most sound cards, modems, vidio =
cards, network cards have moved from ISA to PCMCIA.
----- Original Message -----=20
From: Bruce Noblick=20
To: speakup-info=20
Sent: Thursday, December 07, 2000 11:17 PM
Subject: multi-purpose message
Hi all!
The first thing I want to do is be sure the address I have put in my =
address book is right.
The second is to ask a series of questions.
I have a Compaq presario computer and wonder if I can have a =
reasonable expectation that Linux in any flavor will work on it.
If it does not, are there any particular vendors or machines that are =
known to work well?
Finally, what are P. C. M. C. I A. boards? I derive from context that =
they may be NIC cards or have something to do with laptop computers.
Thanks much and enjoy!
Bruce
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size=3D2>Hello, Bruce. As far=20
as I should know Linux should work fairly well on your Compaq provided =
you don't=20
have anything like Win modems, or MS Windows only hardware.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>In my case I built my computer from the =
ground up,=20
and personally designed it with Linux in mind. To avoid any Windows only =
hardware.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Personally, I am using Red hat 6.2, and =
it works=20
pretty well with speakup. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>As for PCMCIA also called PCI they are =
a type of 32=20
byt architecture which is now popular on most computers.Most sound =
cards,=20
modems, vidio cards, network cards have moved from ISA to =
PCMCIA.</FONT></DIV>
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black"><B>From:</B>=20
<A title=3Dbnoblick@columbus.rr.com =
href=3D"mailto:bnoblick@columbus.rr.com">Bruce=20
Noblick</A> </DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=3Dspeakup@braille.uwo.ca=20
href=3D"mailto:speakup@braille.uwo.ca">speakup-info</A> </DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, December 07, =
2000 11:17=20
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> multi-purpose =
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Hi all!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>The first thing I want to do is be =
sure the=20
address I have put in my address book is right.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>The second is to ask a series of=20
questions.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I have a Compaq presario computer and =
wonder if I=20
can have a reasonable expectation that Linux in any flavor will =
work on=20
it.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>If it does not, are there any =
particular vendors=20
or machines that are known to work well?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Finally, what are P. C. M. C. I A. =
boards? =20
I derive from context that they may be NIC cards or have something to =
do with=20
laptop computers.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Thanks much and enjoy!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Bruce</FONT></DIV>
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