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Lee Forrest wrote:
>
> Had a friend who lost thousands on ebay. 

Then he must have bid on expensive items.  It's impossible 
to lose thousands when you bid on $1 items.  

> Wouldn't touch it with gloves on.

I've only been burned once -- I lost a whole $3.
The biggest bid I've ever made at an online auction
was $40.

It's a bit like going to the casino -- never risk more
than you are prepared to lose.

> I booted BL3 with my 2.4.19 kernel from debian and it 
> configured the serial port just fine.  But I lost X. 

Interesting... another problem with Xvesa.  I suggest 
you install a proper Xserver (instructions are on the 
BL3 homepage).

> It'll take me a while to tune into the old computer scene.

The old computer scene is a lot fun.  And it's very economical.
Why buy $1000 hardware, when $20 hardware provides similar 
functionality (using appropriate software).

Cheers,
Steven