well, if i'm correct, u seem to be a beginner to linux, so if u wanna install linux on ur hdd, u can start off with SuSe 9.2, coz its more user friendly than FC. for installing SuSE, u need a separate partition.... the minimum requirement for a basic installation is about 700 mb (i think), but for an optimum installation, create a partition of about 4 GB. another partition as swap partition(just like u did for the windows paging file) is also good (not compulsory tho, coz 512 MB ram that u have should be enough).
for installation of suse, refer these pages:
http://www.pcstats.com/articleview.c...id=1751&page=2
http://www.antionline.com/showthread...hreadid=258790
note this that by default, SuSE 9.2 has ReiserFS as the filesystem, although there r various other options too to choose from (u'll see them while installing).
unfortunately, i dont think there is any driver that will run a win modem for linux...although u can try ur luck with
linuxant.
A2> Linux is derived from unix
afaik...wait for the experts to answer this.
A3> SOHO = Small Office, Home Office
