Hi, John: I agree with your preference for taking your machine to a Linux shop. However, it's probably not really necessary. Unless you're also asking them to install software, any competent shop that builds machines to customer requirements should be able to explore and help with upgrading your machine with things like more RAM and faster/bigger hard drives. PS: You should keep in the back of your mind that it might be cheaper to simply replace, though I would still go with figuring out your components iteratively and not just buy of the shelf. For example, I'd want to investigate upgrading to an ePCI hard drive. They're getting down to the affordable range, at least for the OS itself. Good luck, and stay in touch about this. I think a lot of us will be interested. Janina John J. Boyer writes: > My Linux machine needs a new disk drive and a general overhaul. Does > anyone know of a good Linux shop in Madison, Wisconsin? > > Thanks, > John > > -- > John J. Boyer; President, > AbilitiesSoft, Inc. > Email: john.boyer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Website: http://www.abilitiessoft.org > Status: 501(C)(3) Nonprofit > Location: Madison, Wisconsin USA > Mission: To develop softwares and provide STEM services for people with > disabilities which are available at no cost. > > _______________________________________________ > Blinux-list mailing list > Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list -- Janina Sajka, Phone: +1.443.300.2200 sip:janina@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Email: janina@xxxxxxxxxxx Linux Foundation Fellow Executive Chair, Accessibility Workgroup: http://a11y.org The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) Chair, Accessible Platform Architectures http://www.w3.org/wai/apa _______________________________________________ Blinux-list mailing list Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list