Not all that far from you as places go. In Iowa. Mark Peveto Registered Linux user number 600552 Sent from sonar using alpine 2.20.13 On Wed, 29 Jun 2016, John G Heim wrote: > I happen to be in Madison and I've already offered to upgrade John's machine > for him. But there is a really, really good computer repair shop in Madison > that does linux. It's called Madison Computer Works. I've been doing business > with them since the mid-90s even before I knew anything about linux myself. > > > > On 06/29/2016 10:00 AM, Janina Sajka wrote: > > 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 > > -- > -- > John G. Heim; jheim@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; sip://jheim@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > _______________________________________________ > Blinux-list mailing list > Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > _______________________________________________ Blinux-list mailing list Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list