I attempted to install Mandrake Linux 6.0 on my PC at home that has Win98 & Win2K beta dual boot. The first try went very poorly. I had to get a 3rd party program I had to fixup my hard disk & then restore all of the Windows software from tape. The 2nd try worked great although I have to boot Linux from a floppy. I is fun playing around with KDE & Gnome, StarOffice works great. I wish there was drivers for the strange Island sound card that Dell put in my PC. Even Win2K doesn't know how to use it and Dell only has Win98 drivers. Beware of Dell pcs, they often come with "non-standard" devices that it is hard to find drivers for.
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I attempted to install Mandrake Linux 6.0 on my PC at home that has Win98 & Win2K beta dual boot. The first try went very poorly. I had to get a 3rd party program I had to fixup my hard disk & then restore all of the Windows software from tape. The 2nd try worked great although I have to boot Linux from a floppy. I is fun playing around with KDE & Gnome, StarOffice works great. I wish there was drivers for the strange Island sound card that Dell put in my PC. Even Win2K doesn't know how to use it and Dell only has Win98 drivers. Beware of Dell pcs, they often come with "non-standard" devices that it is hard to find drivers for.
... Jim Ellingsen
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