[Ham-Computers] Windows Alternatives?

[Jim Isbell, W5JAI]

I am using Linspire on my desktop and love it.  It is close enough in
look and feel to Windows that its an easy transition.  BUT, I bought
mine with the comoputer, already installed. Wal Mart now sells
computers with Linspire installed including a lap top.  You can go to
Linspire.com and thsy will be able to tell you if it will run on your
older computer.  You can het "free" downloads of several of the Linux
versions that are limited in some way, sometimes in time, and that way
you can test them to see if they work before laying out cash for a
full version.


On Mon, 07 Mar 2005 20:27:49 -0500, Mark Pilant <n1vqw at arrl.net> wrote:
> Depending on the "age" of the computer, RedHat may not install.  I
> have a couple of "older" ASUS SP97V boards with AMD K6/300 processors
> and RH 9 and Fedora Core 1 refuse to install.  RH 7 installs fine.
> 
> Which ever Linux variant you choose, you may want to check and make
> sure it will install on your hardware.  Especially if it is the
> typical install CD/DVD.  The actual code should run without any
> problems, but it may be next to impossible to get it installed.
> 
> There are a lot of variants out there, so you should be able to find
> quite a few that will install.  All it will take is a little time to
> investigate.
> 
> 73
> 
> - Mark  N1VQW
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