Sue, Thanks for the info. Looks like I'm spending my lunch money again. :)
Agreed, an older, expendable computer is a good way to try Linux. However, if you don't have a second older computer, here's some alternative ways of trying Linux/UNIX discussed at Newbie Night: http://www.toms.net/rb/ - Tom's Root/Boot Disk: "The most GNU/Linux on one floppy disk" http://www.demolinux.org - "This site is dedicated to the production of CD Roms (the DemoLinux CDs) that allow to run Linux without installation, disk partitioning and other hassles that usually prevent people from giving Linux a try." (NOTE: I am bringing a few DemoLinux CDs to the next Newbie Night. Let me know if you want one.) http://www.cygwin.com/ - (from: http://cygwin.com/faq/faq.html#SEC1) "What is it? The Cygwin tools are ports of the popular GNU development tools for Microsoft Windows. They run thanks to the Cygwin library which provides the UNIX system calls and environment these programs expect. With these tools installed, it is possible to write Win32 console or GUI applications that make use of the standard Microsoft Win32 API and/or the Cygwin API. As a result, it is possible to easily port many significant Unix programs without the need for extensive changes to the source code. This includes configuring and building most of the available GNU software (including the packages included with the Cygwin development tools themselves). Even if the development tools are of little to no use to you, you may have interest in the many standard Unix utilities provided with the package. They can be used both from the bash shell (provided) or from the standard Windows command shell." John Hebert > -----Original Message----- > From: Sue Smith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2002 8:51 PM > To: BR Linux Users Group > Subject: [brluglist] cheap computers for newbies > > > There's a thrift shop called Here Today Gone Tomorrow on Burbank near > Bluebonnet that has some 286's, 386's, and 486's which for > some obscure > reason are not selling well. I don't know the prices -- I got > this info > on the phone from a clerk. > > As we talked about Monday night, an older model, expendable, > computer is > a good idea for new users to learn basic stuff on before trying it on > the family Cray. > > Sue > > ================================================ > BRLUG - The Baton Rouge Linux User Group > Visit http://www.brlug.net for more information. > Send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] to change > your subscription information. > ================================================ > ================================================ BRLUG - The Baton Rouge Linux User Group Visit http://www.brlug.net for more information. Send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] to change your subscription information. ================================================
