It should all work, including the out-dated cdr. Yes, you can repartition your drive to have the other os and Linux. Greg On Tue, Sep 18, 2001 at 02:16:05PM -0400, Will Smith wrote: > > Hello Ann and all, > > Along these lines a friend has recommended debian linux and I wonder if I > need to use or avoid certain hardware? I plan to use an older Dell > pentium 166mhz with external 56k modem on com3, soundblaster compatible > card, andolder Sony 4x CDR drive. Does this sound like hardwarethat will > work, and can I still have win98 set up on a separate drive letter using > Partition Magic or similar utility under linux? > > Thanks for any info, > > Will > wilsmith at iglou.com > On Tue, 18 Sep 2001, Ann > Parsons wrote: > > > Hi all, > > > > Well, if you liked Debian, why did you switch? > > > > To add a user in RH, I think it is still: adduser I started with > > RH, but went to Debian after a tour with Slackware. > > > > As for linux questions being off-topic, don't worry about it. We're > > not hide-bound on this list. So ask away. > > > > Ann P. > > > > -- > > Ann K. Parsons > > email: akp at eznet.net ICQ Number: 33006854 > > WEB SITE: http://home.eznet.net/~akp > > "All that is gold does not glitter. Not all those who wander are lost." JRRT > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup