minimal install

[glm]

hanfamily at earthlink.net wrote:

>I have a dual boot that was windows / RH7.2 computer
>the RH7.2 was used for firewall masquerade and pppd as an
>internet gateway. Unfortunately the keyboard port died so
>I have to replace it. I am not sure I still have all the
>cds with the patches around so. Would people recommend
>installing fedora core, RHEL, somethingelse ? Can you
>buy box set of redhat these day office depot used to carry
>them but they didn't have them when I was in today and
>I have dial up. 
>                       Thanks
>                       Linda
>
>  
>
Linda,

I suggest RedHat 9 as I believe it to be the best Linux Distro ever for 
your purpose.
Update with yum from http://www.linux.duke.edu/projects/yum/download.ptml
Boxed copies are hard to find maybe eBay? Usually handmade copies work well
and are available.
glm