Things are looking up in Linux-land

So, I decided to join the Edmonton Linux Users Group (ELUG) and sent a message to them last night describing my problem and asking if anyone had disks for my distribution that they could lend me. The response was surprising! I woke up this morning to 40 emails from the group and some offers of help. One guy told me that it was rude and unthinking for someone to install Linux on my computer without leaving me the disks! Yay for strangers who are willing to help : )