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M. Bohde wrote:

> I am trying to run Linux and Win98 simultaneosly
> so can anyone tell me how much I will have to partition my hard drive
> where to get the newest version of linux and how to construct a kernal
> so my system will work with linux properly

  www.linuxinside.com is one place for a list of the many distributions.
Your local computer stores probably have Linux CD's for perhaps $20,
or you can order most distributions from www.cheapbytes.com for $1.99
(A dollar ninety-nine) plus postage.

Linux can run pretty well with 512 megs of disk space. More is naturally
better. For a while, I had Win95 and Linux sharing a 1 gig drive half and
half.
Later I erased Windows, and gave Linux the whole disk.
I just didn't need Windows any more.

I suggest Slackware, other people like RedHat, Debian seems good.
You will probably NOT have to "construct a kernel". Most of these
run right out of the box with the things you need.
For example, Slackware's default installation gives me Xwindows,
Netscape,
Apache web server, ftp server, e-mail, all the usual stuff, plus C and
C++
compilers. Pascal, Fortran, Pithon, Perl, etc are optional, can be loaded
from
the CD.

Good luck,
Irv Mullins