>Horatio, you got some links for Linux s/w i can look at?
>Like i said, i'm a total newbie. Thanks.


Chewy,
You mentioned you were on dial up at the moment so why don't you just buy the 3 Mandrake CDs? Look at the link below. Around $10.00 for all three.
All the software you could want is there on those three disks.

http://www.tuxcds.com/item.php?item=72