Why not go to Pogolinux? Same thing and they are Linux. You can even get dual boot if you like. -- chrlie. -- charlie. At 11:14 AM 9/5/02 -0700, you wrote: >Okay. I went to the Dell website, )www.del.ca), and started to look at >their desktops. I think the Dell Dimension 4500 or the 8200 with the following: > >Computer equipment list for a desktop PC > >A 2.53GHz Pentium 4 CPU >512MB of RAM >80GB hard drive >3.5 inch Floppy >CDRW drive, (Dell asks you to choose) >DVD ROM drive, (Dell asks you to choose) >On board Ethernet card, (for Cable Modem), (Dell asks you to choose) >On board/ add in multi channel sound card, (Dell asks you to choose) >Flat panel monitor or CRT, (no gameing or heavy graphics) >Video Card, (no heavy graphics or desktop publishing), , (Dell asks you to >choose) >1 serial and paralell port, (all Dell desktop's have at least one) >USB ports, (All Dell desktop's have six) >four PCI slots, (all Dell Desktop's have at least four) >I have a 3Com 3C905B TX >I have a PCI SCSI card for my SCSI scanner > >Would make sure we had a desktop PC for years to come. Could you please >complete the list so when we order from Dell we would know exactly what to >say?Thank you. > >Angus MacKinnon >Adaptive Computer Educator, ACE >Web page: http://members.shaw.ca/dabneyadfm >MAILTO:flodabay at hotmail.com >Choroideremia Research Foundation Inc. >http://www.choroideremia.org > > >_______________________________________________ >Speakup mailing list >Speakup at braille.uwo.ca >http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup