George, et all, For those willing to give it a whirl, Mandrake Linux, would be my choice for starters. The CD images (ISO images) that you just download and burn to CD's can be found at www.linuxiso.org with clickable links on how to do that. Also, if anyone is interested, I can work up a table of windows vs linux software. About the only software that I know of that will not work with Win4lin (www.win4lin.com) at this time is Cybertuner. It has to have access to the real hardware. Regarding, RedHat Linux, they are starting to go towards pay copies only meaning no downloadable free copies. Duaine George Takats wrote: > Duaine, > I have been contemplating to change over to Linux for at least five > years. Since I am not very bright, when it comes to computers, > nothing was done. Also I use programs that run on Windows only. I > bought the book "THE NO BS GUIDE TO RED HAT, LINUX 6" by Bob Rankin > with a CD a year ago but haven't the nerve to install it. In case if > something goes wrong I wouldn't know what to do. > BTW ever since I use computer I always had Netscape to get on the > Internet and Eudora for E-mail. I wouldn't have it any other way. > Any safe input would be appreciated. > George > > At 09:25 AM 10/10/03 -0500, you wrote: > >>> Richard Brekne wrote: >>> >>> Get used to it... its going to get a lot worse before it gets better. >>> Word is that the battle is really lost... its just a matter of time and >>> the whole darn thing will be forced to heavy duty regulations that will >>> cost us money. Course I wont say that it has anything to do with the >>> myriad of exploitable holes Microsoft built into their system thinking >>> they could make money on them... no .. ... I wouldnt think of mentioning >>> that :) >>> >>> ricB >> >> >> Can't resist. >> >> That's why I'm running - you guest it - Linux - with Win4Lin >> (allowing me to run a real copy of Windows within Linux - giving me >> the best of both worlds). >> >> Also, running Mozilla (mozilla.org) - free version of Netscape and >> OpenOffice (openoffice.org) - free version of MS Office comparable. >> Both of which also run on Windows - since they are - free - you never >> have to - buy - another version because of changing versions of Windows. >> >> Guess who! >> >> P.S. Since about 99% of the viruses are written for Windows - 8 years >> and never been infected. So, for all you non-techies out there that >> are in your comfort zone and in order to keep you and your system >> sane, you may want to get off the railroaded train of MS and start >> learning something else. I'll be glad to assist anyone who wants to >> give this a try. >> >> Duaine Hechler >> dahechler@charter.net >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > -- Duaine Hechler Piano, Player Piano, Organ, Pump Organ Tuning, Servicing & Rebuilding Associate Member of the Piano Technicians Guild Reed Organ Society Member St. Louis, MO 63034 (314) 838-5587 dahechler@charter.net
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