LINUX basics

HI all,

As a precursor to getting a full LINUX system up and running (still
saving for a big enough hard disk for the spare computer) I have
downloaded and set up the Dragon Linux 75 mini-system which fits in only
about 20Mb on the normal PC. Having done this, and apparently getting it
working OK, I am now stuck! All the documentation I have found so far on
the web seems to assume a starting level of competence way ahead of me
and I find that I can't even work out how to do simple things like get
the program to tell me what is on a floppy disk or install a simple word
processor.
Does anyone know of idiot level starter documentation or have any
experience with Dragon Linux. I appreciate that this cut-down version
will have some limitations which will disappear when I can get my copy
of Redhat 5.2 and Xwindows loaded but surely it should have the
wherewithall to perform the simple basic operating tasks - if I can't
master this, what chance am I going to have with EMC????! ;o)

Best wishes

Ian

--

Ian W. Wright LBHI
Sheffield Branch Chairman of the British Horological Institute.
Bandmaster and Euphonium player of the Hathersage Brass Band. UK.
See our homepage at:- http://www.iw63.freeserve.co.uk or
http://www.iw63.demon.co.uk/ or
http://www.GeoCities.com/Hollywood/6067/index.html

'Music is the filling of regular time intervals with harmonious
oscillations.'