I would like to get UNBUTU going and
thank you for taking the time to write. I tried your suggestion but for some
reason got left with "Running local boot scripts" and no prompt. I tried
looking through the files but didn't really know what to look for.

I have had the same problem with SUSE, and Puppy Linux if I use the Xorg
option. With Puppy if I use Xvesa the display is fine. I did play with the
numbers in Puppy Linux Xorg and got it to look pretty good with 1024x768,
56Hz Horizontal and 71 Hz refresh rate. UBUNTU screen resolution menu
however only allows 43 or 60 Hz Refresh and no option for the Horizontal
rate. The computer by the way is a Compaq 5070 with a SIS-530 video
controller on the mother board so stuck with it.

Another thing I ran into, with the latest UBUNTU, v8.04, there isn't a
"Acticate" or "Deactivate" tab under /System/Network (where the telephone
Icon is) to dial out, like there was in v6.06! I guess I'm one of the few
still using a 56k modem for the Internet, what I get for living out in the
sticks!