LivinFree and Neo, again thanks for the good info!

Now, this Linux H/W FAQ, where would I actually find that? Google and a search on this site didn't turn out much?

PS: I didn't actually expect people to do loads of reasearch for me -- but I felt the more accurately I describe my needs, the more to the point any answers will be. (I have, as usual talked far too much, though ;-)