>
> I had a quick look at the Linux website and, as far as I understand,
> Linux
> can do approximately
> 95% of what Windows can do. I suppose that a good solution might be to go
> on
> working with
> Windows XP on one computer and switch from Windows 98 into Linux on the
> other, because Microsoft does not support Windows 98 any longer.
> But the PC where I use Windows 98 does not have a large harddisk. It can
> only contain about
> 4 GB, I think.
> Is that enough?

I would not bother to keep win98 active if you have xp running. So far I
have found only a handful of applications which run in win98 and not in xp.

4 gigs is light for linux, but will do if you only do a workstation install,
no servers, games or development.
I would look for a 20 to 40 gig used drive, or use all the space, and
eliminate win98.

> Besides, how would I send my posts here, by using Linux?

I have chosen to keep the e-mail and newsgroups on the xp machine, but I can
do both from linux using kmail and knode. There are many other mail and news
clients available.

Drop in on the mandriva newsgroup and we can continue the discussion there.

Stuart