[ale] Trying to make the switch to Linux

[chriscoleman at mail.clayton.edu (Chris Coleman)]

You 
can find out the CPU information, on most Dell Laptops, by accessing the Setup 
routine on boot up. 
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Chris 
Coleman

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  size=2>-----Original Message-----From: Michael Hartman 
  [mailto:sailhartman at comcast.net]Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2003 
  1:55 PMTo: ale at ale.orgSubject: [ale] Trying to make the 
  switch to Linux
  All,
  I've got an older Dell Latitude laptop that has 
  NT 4.0 on it.?? I'm sick of the instability and memory errors.?? I 
  went out and bought SuSE Linux Personal 8.2 yesterday at Best Buy.?? 
  Before installing it I've got a couple of basic questions (This is primarily 
  my wife's computer now and she's pissed her email keeps getting messed 
  up):
  ---How do I ensure that my laptop is Pentium, 
  thus eligible for the software??? I tried checking the properties tab and 
  it just says x86 Family ....., AT/ATCompatible ....?? At first I thought 
  this meant it was a 486...but upon checking my current laptop which is pentium 
  III, I discovered that they said nearly the same thing.
  ---The disks have openoffice.org on it too...I 
  will be able to use my older excel files still, right?
  ---Will I be able to hook my laptop into my 
  d-link wireless network at home still (di-713P with dwl-650 
  cards?)
  ---Will I be able to still print to my HP 
  OfficeJet 720?
  ??
  If this isn't the right place to post this, let 
  me know.?? Linux.com said I should reag out to my local groups 
  pre-installing.
  ??
  Thanks for your help!
  Michael