You can also try out VMWare for free for a month. Unfortunately, unless you buy the software VMWare isn't a long-term solution. However, it is very cool and I love it.
http://www.vmware.com I think the student price is $99. Regards, Dustin At 09:24 AM 1/24/2002 -0600, you wrote: >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. >================================================ --- Dustin Puryear <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Information Systems Consultant http://members.telocity.com/~dpuryear In the beginning the Universe was created. This has been widely regarded as a bad move. - Douglas Adams ================================================ 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. ================================================
