For regulars of this list the following distribution suggestion will come as 
no suprise: SuSE, but if the timing works for you I'd wait about a month. 
SuSE 8.2 is due out April 12th. According to a recent interview on Newsforge 
with SuSE US honcho Holger Dyroff they've done a lot of work in the new 
version on making it more usefull and attractive to the home user. Including 
better support for "non-standard" hardware.

As far as getting a system is concerned I bought a Case/MB/RAM combo from Tran 
last fall as an upgrade and I'm very happy with it. You can find info at 
www.tranmicro.com. 

Jack


On Wednesday March 19, 2003 1:35 pm, cxobert wrote:
> 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



-- 
Jack Ungerleider
jack at jacku.com


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