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Centurian:
Hey Spin,
I'm not trying to change your mind. I am just stating facts. I use a dual boot system. Linux Redhat 7.2 (hopefully upgrading to 8.0 soon) and Win98. I use Redhat for almost everything now except playing games like Diablo II. When I started out I used Windows as much as Linux and it took time for me to reach a point where I could easily use linux for whatever I wanted.
Today my wife and I were shopping at Walmart and I stopped in the electronics section just to check out the price of Windows XP. The Home version was $100.00 USD and the Pro version was $200.00 USD. Both of these were upgrade versions. So for all that cash you only get an upgrade version or if you have a fast connection you can download linux for free. If your like me and don't have a fast connection you can go HERE and order the CD for just a few bucks.
I will be completely honest with you. At first linux will be a pain to use (I don't know about Redhat 8.0 because I dont have it yet) but in time it will become almost second nature to you. Meantime Linux and Windows can live side by side on the same hard drive. If you want to use Windows use it if you want to use Linux use it.
They both live on my system even now. I like playing some games and I use Windows to play them. By the same token if I connect to the web I will be using Linux.
Do what works for you and dont worry about what anyone else thinks.
pkd_lives:
With regards to Linux and Dell, I offer you this link.
http://delltalk.us.dell.com/messages/overview.asp?page=1&name=linux
Hope this may answer your compatability questions.
spinningheel4242:
Ok,
Well, thanks for the suggestions guys.
I have now started moving all of my web-based email to yahoo (from hotmail).
I am also looking for a good and easy Linux distro to put on my dell desktop xps t600r
That link to the dell forum answered a lot of questions about compatibility issues.
Now, my only chore is to find a Linux distro. I don't want to pay for one now but if it is what I am looking for, then I'd gladly pay for it.
Thanks again
Spin
voidmain:
All I can say is Dell's distro of choice is RedHat and that is what they ship on their servers. That doesn't mean that every single piece of equipment they sell works with RedHat but they do have a deals with RedHat.
I used to work at a large corp that used Dell exclusively and I have always had good luck with RedHat on all of their desktop line and most of their Laptops. There has been only one case recently of a piece of hardware that didn't work right off and that was in a brand new model of a Dell laptop with a built in winmodem. I didn't even try to make it work, just stuck a xircom PCMCIA modem in the PCMCIA slot and away I went.
But I suspect you won't have much trouble with any of the Distros. Dell is fairly Linux friendly period. I've run several distros on several models of Dell desktops over the years and rarely have an issue with any of their hardware.
spinningheel4242:
Void Main,
Thanks for the info...I'll probably buy Redhat if my trial Linux works out. I am probably going to use MaxOS first and see how it all jives...
Later
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