>is anyone keeping track of which machines Linux/X386 is known to run on?
    i was for a while..wasnt enough demand/need to continue. hilites:
       avoid DTK motherboards, get ide hd or one of the supported scsi,
       et4000 based video for X (note the new X386 has a speedup mode 
       specifically for et4000 cards)
    get a boot and root floppy to try out the machine if u wish.