On 4 Oct 00, at 12:03, Mark Phillips wrote: > A couple of related questions: > > 1. If I got a Dell Inspiron 7500 preloaded with Windows (and with, > say, a 20GB hard drive), and then tried to install Linux on it > myself, can anyone tell me what kind of experience I'd be in > for? I've installed Linux on a lot of desktops and servers but > never any laptops, so I'm OK with putzing with it a bit, but if > it'll take me a week to get X up and running, for example, then > I'd rather pay someone else to do it. Also, I don't want to > have to spend a lot of time in advance checking and > double-checking the specs to make sure that all the hardware > will work with Linux. > /bin/thar > done that Insperion 7500 w/W98 preinst on 25G hd, PMagic W98 -> 18G Stuck using win apps(Autocad & MSOrf.. at work), RH 6.2 and X up and running in an afternoon (had it at the installfest at real-time, scratched RH, trying to get Debian Potatoe set up now. Let me know if you decide to go this route, I have a couple of links here somewhere that had the info on the soundcard & video. Jay --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: tclug-list-unsubscribe at mn-linux.org For additional commands, e-mail: tclug-list-help at mn-linux.org