I don't get it. Why didn't you buy your machine from CyberPowerInc? You could also try Monarch Computers (http://www.monarchcomputers.com) an outfit in Georgia that will sell Linux-ready computers.

Those Time-Life books, which came out in the 60s by the way, were great. It's thanks to them (the Mathematics, Matter, and The Scientist ) that I pursued a career in math. It's a pity they don't put them out any more. Instead they print out crap like "Psychic Mysteries" and other effluvia.