Wil Pike wrote:

>Newbie here... I've been to 3 installfests so far with limited success at
>each and attempted a Beer-Meeting (ugly results - had the wrong night or
>something....). The last 2 Karl (Carl?) has assisted me (quite well, I might
>add) - no, I don't know his last name, but the red-headed one.
>
>Anyway... I've watched the 'switch' Apple commercials for too long as I sit
>thru yet ANOTHER 'download the Winders drivers' nightmare on a 'new' box
>I've put together... I'll not bore (or would that be entice?) you with the
>details at this point except to say it's pretty close to top-shelf
>components across the board...  Exasperation (being the combination of
>'expitives' and 'perspiration') finally set in when I was unable to get the
>thoughtfully-included software to operate either the CDRW OR the DVD drives.
>I've been working under the mantra of 'Micro$oft-free by the end of 03',
>trying to slowly slide into a comfort zone with Linux (started with
>Mandrake, more recently with RH) doing dual-boot setups... (I HAVE
>successfully setup an older 400Mhz machine as a RH-ONLY system, but that is
>the extent of my 'good' luck with Linux so far... *sigh*).
>
>So (for the few of you that may still be following this rambling...)... it
>now comes to this. My immediate past results have me ready to jump into the
>great by and by of Linux where I will either fall to my death on the
>rocks... or learn to fly. As it currently stands, however, I am seeking a
>guru who works for pizza-and-beer prices to do a little tinkering on this
>box to get it Linux-enabled dual-boot... I have no 'release-loyalty' that
>couldn't be swayed by much more than 'my favorite release is...' as I REALLY
>want to get this going!! (and, IMHO, it's a pretty cool stash of parts I've
>acquired to make this thing go, so there'd be the fun of playing with it
>once it was working...).
>
>I'll open the bidding at a 6-pack of your favorite barley-pop and (at least)
>a small size of your favorite pizza... any takers? IF it matters to the
>bidders, I live near 169/62 just outside Hopkins... *crossing fingers and
>sitting back to wait on the bidding now...*
>
>Wil
>
>"If you are in that trade of helping others to laugh and to survive by
>laughter, then you are privileged indeed."  - Chuck Jones
>
>
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exactly where by 169 & 62?  I live in the 67XX block of Vernon ave, and 
can see the 169 + 62 junction from my sidewalk. ( from Norht-East section)