Hi Liz,
--- On Tue, 9/29/09, Liz_Ravenwood at beaerospace.com 
> I was trying to save money by not having
> to buy a new laptop and seeing if my old one would run with
> Linux.
Huh?  I don't see the connection.  Is the old laptop
*not* capable of running Windows?  (even an older
version of windows as long as the arduino software
is supported on it)