>I still know Novell, Notes, Oracle, etc. I didn't think it bizarre. I just wish I had not had to leave early so I could have picked them up. I have a spare PC around I could load this stuff on.

Try SuSE Linux for i386 Live-Eval . It runs completely from a CD. Linux without the committment.
http://www.suse.com/us/private/download/suse_linux/index.html