From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from invictus.bright.net([205.212.123.12]) (6028 bytes) by braille.uwo.ca via smail with P:esmtp/D:aliases/T:pipe (sender: ) id for ; Thu, 7 Dec 2000 23:58:34 -0500 (EST) (Smail-3.2.0.102 1998-Aug-2 #2 built 1999-Sep-5) Received: from tward ([209.143.18.191]) by invictus.bright.net with SMTP id <20001208045837.NGVC26159.invictus@tward> for ; Thu, 7 Dec 2000 23:58:37 -0500 Message-ID: <003401c060da$58385e00$d4338fd1@tward> From: "Thomas Ward" To: References: <005001c060cd$c90230a0$d2f1d2cc@columbus.rr.com> Subject: Re: multi-purpose message Date: Fri, 8 Dec 2000 00:47:25 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0031_01C060B0.6EE536C0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4133.2400 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4133.2400 List-Id: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0031_01C060B0.6EE536C0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable 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 ------=_NextPart_000_0031_01C060B0.6EE536C0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
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.
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.
Personally, I am using Red hat 6.2, and = it works=20 pretty well with speakup.  
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.
 
 
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Bruce=20 Noblick
Sent: Thursday, December 07, = 2000 11:17=20 PM
Subject: multi-purpose = message

Hi all!
 
The first thing I want to do is be = sure the=20 address I have put in my address book is right.
 
The second is to ask a series of=20 questions.
 
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.
 
If it does not, are there any = particular vendors=20 or machines that are known to work well?
 
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.
 
Thanks much and enjoy!
Bruce
 
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