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## 1.8.6 Miscellaneous hardware

The above sections described the hardware which is required to run a Linux system. However, most users have a number of ``optional'' devices such as tape and CD-ROM storage, sound boards, and so on, and are interested in whether or not this hardware is supported by Linux. Read on.

- 1.8.6.1 Mice and other pointing devices
- 1.8.6.2 CD-ROM storage
- 1.8.6.3 Tape drives
- 1.8.6.4 Printers
- 1.8.6.5 Modems

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