[techtalk] Newbie in Need of Help!

First off, hello to all on the list. This is my first post. My name is Keith, and I am located in the Depths of the Great Bergen Swamps in Western NY (near Rochester, NY) I have been wanting to install Linux for ages it seems, and learn how to use it in lieu of the WinDoz packages of whatever

[techtalk] Re: Newbie & all that

Thanks to Carla, Eva, Conor, Bill and who am I forgetting??? Keith here in the Depths of the Great Bergen Swamps of WNY... Considering the number of recommendations to go with the Caldera 2.4 instead of the Mandrake package, I will do that RSN, that is as soon as the 15-yr-old has her school s

[techtalk] Trying to Head Off Potential Problem...

Greetings. Keith here in the Depths of the Great Bergen Swamps of WNY... Before I get into the nuts&bolts and install Linux/Mandrake 7.1, I am trying to identify stumbling blocks in the path. A BIG one may be my on-board modem. Seeing that the modem driver looks suspiciously like a WinModem I

Re: [techtalk] Almost arrested for using telnet

Hi Tami. Keith here in the Depths of the Great Bergen Swamps. Being able to use a floppy in a public-access computer would be all but impossible up here in my neighborhood. The local county library system requires that one buy a "clean" floppy from the desk to download anything to disk. The pr

[techtalk] Stupid Question: Troll?

OK. I never claimed to be a computer "expert", but "trolls" live under bridges in my vocabulary (in childrens books mostly) or I "troll" from the back of the boat with suitable tackle and bait... "Troll" in this recent thread is apparently GeekSpeek of some sort, but for what? And I have still

[techtalk] Re: Caldera Open Linux eDesktop 2.4 Installation

Hello all, Keith here in the Depths of the Great Bergen Swamp A bit more info on my attempts to install my Caldera distro. I am trying to install it for dual-boot capabilities using the 'Quick Install' feature. I have gone through the section on 'Checking Resources' and verifying the hardware

[techtalk] Yet Another Installation Question

Hi again, Keith here in the Depths of the Great Bergen Swamp Working on the basis that there really aren't any stupid questions, here I go again... >From the earlier queries on installing my copy of Caldera Open Linux eDesktop 2.4, putting the whole package on a separate drive seems the way to g

Re: [techtalk] Sick of surf and porn addicts

Whoa!!! Let's not get the legal system present in the US of A confused with he Rest of the World! I realize that the spin in Washington is that 'Everyone Should Work Like US...", but it's just no so. I am hosting an exchange student from Germany this year. When I poked amongst the files in the