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Re: Where can I get Linux ?

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From: Henry D.
Date: Fri, 19 Nov 1999 00:00
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Unless you have a very fast internet connection (T1, ADSL, etc), it'll
take quite a long time to download a copy.  It might be easier to buy
a copy from someplace like:

www.cheapbytes.com
www.linuxmall.com

You can order a variety of different distributions (brands) for $1.89
each.  These are also the most recent versions.

In stores, Caldera 2.3 would cost you $35 and Red Hat could cost as
much as $80.  At both of the links above you can get either distro and
several others for less than $2 each.

I haven't dealt with cheapbytes but I ordered a "SixPack" from
Linuxmall last week (11/10/99) and it arrived via UPS on (11/15/99).
The SixPack was only $10 and included the following:

Caldera 2.3, TurboLinux 3.6, LinuxPro 5.4, S.u.S.E. 6.2, Slackware 7.0
and a Linux bumper sticker.

http://www.linuxmall.com/shop/01060

These "cheap" versions include only the CD's whereas with the store
bought versions, you'd get a nice manual...but then again, you
wouldn't get a manual with the download either.  

If you live near a Sam's Club, they sell Macmillan's Linux Mandrake
6.5 for around $23-$25 and it includes 4 or 5 electronic Linux
reference books (in Adobe PDF format).  I got this also just for the
ebooks because if I were to buy the paper version of the books, it
would cost $150 or more.

BTW, I don't work for any of the companies above.

On 15 Nov 1999 15:57:57 GMT, you@somehost.somedomain (test) said
something that went like this:

>Can anyone tell me where I can download a copy of Linux?

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Regards,

Henry -----> hldevereux@yahoo.com
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