Welcome to Linux! Oh so many flavors of Linux to pick from. A good place to start in my humble opinion would be Red Hat 8.0. Are you looking to build a new computer yourself or buy one from a manufacturer? If you don't mind a no brand name PC, might I suggest General Nanosystems (http://www.nanosys1.com). They have some fairly good values for complete systems. Otherwise, if you are looking to build it from scratch I like the following websites for parts: New Egg - http://www.newegg.com GameVE - http://www.gameve.com PriceWatch - http://www.pricewatch.com, is always a great place to shop for the cheapest prices. However, I find that the sites that have the cheapest prices may not be the most reliable or secure with your personal information. .02 "cxobert" <cxobert at goldengat To: <tclug-list at mn-linux.org> e.net> cc: Sent by: Subject: [TCLUG] New to Linux, with questions tclug-list-admin at m n-linux.org 03/19/2003 01:35 PM Please respond to tclug-list Hi. I am new to this list, and new to Linux. I am looking to get a new PC to install and run Linux on at home. I'd just as soon see if I can do the installation myself to learn what it's like. I could use feedback or advice on where to proceed - what distribution(s) of Linux to look at, a suggested place to get my machine, issues I should be aware of before or after I buy. I've done some nosing around online and have some ideas, but I could use feedback from experienced users. So - can anyone help point me in the right direction? Thanks in advance. Cheers, Charlie Obert cxobert at goldengate.net _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list