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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hello, Bruce. As far
as I should know Linux should work fairly well on your Compaq provided you don't
have anything like Win modems, or MS Windows only hardware.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>In my case I built my computer from the ground up,
and personally designed it with Linux in mind. To avoid any Windows only
hardware.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Personally, I am using Red hat 6.2, and it works
pretty well with speakup. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>As for PCMCIA also called PCI they are a type of 32
byt architecture which is now popular on most computers.Most sound cards,
modems, vidio cards, network cards have moved from ISA to PCMCIA.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=bnoblick@columbus.rr.com href="mailto:bnoblick@columbus.rr.com">Bruce
Noblick</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=speakup@braille.uwo.ca
href="mailto:speakup@braille.uwo.ca">speakup-info</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, December 07, 2000 11:17
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> multi-purpose message</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi all!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The first thing I want to do is be sure the
address I have put in my address book is right.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The second is to ask a series of
questions.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I have a Compaq presario computer and wonder if I
can have a reasonable expectation that Linux in any flavor will work on
it.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>If it does not, are there any particular vendors
or machines that are known to work well?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Finally, what are P. C. M. C. I A. boards?
I derive from context that they may be NIC cards or have something to do with
laptop computers.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks much and enjoy!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Bruce</FONT></DIV>
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