->  -> I just picked up a USB DVD burner with the Windows
->  -> drivers on an enclosed DVD!
->  -> If it wasn't for the Linux box being able to see the drive straight off,
->  -> *Windows* wouldn't have a chance to see it!   WC> Heh, yeah.
->  WC> Linux doesn't give you these catch 22 situations.

-> I just did something while trying to find the DVD on RH, and now, *neither* USB
-> drive shows up. Hmm... I was all charged up to install the RH DVD bundled w/a
-> book checked out from the library. /-:

Hmm.
dmesg | less doesn't show them? 

-> Maybe the last W98 machine can read it. Maybe I *will* have to buy an IDE DVD
-> drive after all. (Not really feeling like having TWO DVD drives in the farm.)

I'd be happy with one.
Perhaps I HAVE one.
H.P. Pavilion's manual clearly states this CD drive is CD only
while Linux ID's it as a DVD player.

->  ->  WC> I've vowed no more Windows for me.

->  -> Shoot, I'm almost there.

->  WC> Well it was this last experience, having to run Ad-Aware every
->  WC> other time, AVG, keeps Zone Alarm active, update the fixpacks
->  WC> and STILL it gave security problems.

->  WC> Then too I'd the fido virus conferences swithched on and paging
->  WC> through 12 - 15 Windows trojan and virus vulnerabilities...

-> Isn't it something? Heck, so much was getting by scanners when I was still
-> connecting through an ISP... On one hand, I'm just as glad to let the library
-> take care of those issues. Knowing I will inevitably find another provider, I'm
-> trying to cram enough firewall/Linux knowledge under my belt for when that day
-> shows up.                        

I'm not mobile enough for the linbrary and if I were 
I couldn't sit long once there.
I really used to spend a lot of time there.

-> Knowing W98 will not be supported, is not boding MS it well in my future.

Nor I, screw em.
Knoppix allows for updates on the fly for new software.

-> ... Failure is not an option! It comes bundled with Windows.
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