[Ham-Computers] Linux Question

[Paul]

> 
> Paulahkolik at aol.com wrote:
> 
> >Greetings to the lists.
> >
> >I just received three versions of Linux in the mail, (Suse Personal 9.1, 
> >Knoppix 3.7, & Penut Linux Pro 9.6) and was wondering if anybody has a suggestion 
> >as to which version to try 1st on the following PC.
> >
> >Dell OptiPlex GN+ 5200. 200 MHz Pentium, 40 Mb EDO Ram.
> >
> >Uses for this PC will be "routine" surfing, email, and perhaps basic docs.
> >
> >Thank You.
> >
> >Paul W5PDA/4

A couple of questions - are you using dial-up for surfing/emails - if so
what type of modem do you have?  A winmodem/software modem may give
problems, but a serial port will have no difficulty at all.

SuSE Personal is a hefty piece of 'todays' linux, and uses resources to
match - you may struggle. Peanut is a much smaller installation that
allows you to use less machine power, also means that you may have more
opportunity to experience the learning curve.   8-)

Knoppix, doesn't require installation -runs straight from the CD, this
means it is slower to boot and slower to start applications running, but
will give you first hand experience of linux without compromising a
Windows system in any way.

Finally, if you can get you hands on any extra RAM it will make life a
lot easier (more important than processing power for the applications
you want to use it for).