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Article #59422Re: HELP! I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING!
From: Dave Fitch
Date: Wed, 24 Jan 1996 00:00
Date: Wed, 24 Jan 1996 00:00
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hayesr@ozemail.com.au (Richard Hayes) writes: >Tiberius@cqu.edu.au (Tiberius) wrote: >>Umm, I want to install Linux on my PC but I don't know what files I need. >>The Linux linx page directed me to ftp.funet.fi. But once in the Linux >>section I didn't know what to get. Is there an Australian site that I can >>get it from. What files do I need. Will there be any risk to my current >>system's setup? ie. can I use Windows 95/DOS 7.0 with Linux compatitbly with >>no risk? >> Please! Help me. <Sob cry wimper> >1. You can not use Win 95 and Linux. Win 95 will not recognise the >Linux partion. You may use OS/2, Win WfW and other OS but not Win 95 All the people in comp.os.linux.* who've done it seem to think it's possible. >2. Monash is as good a site as there is in Australia. Also, try >netar.com.au. They are a new ISP who use Linux as their perfered OS That's "nectar" I think. Others possible sources are: ftp.matra.com.au (not sure exactly what's there, but worth a look) ftp.dstc.edu.au Dave. -- _______________________________________________________________________ | . | | Rev. David Fitch _--_|\ "I am minuspeptic, frasmotic, even | | davidf@syd.csa.com.au / \ compunctuous to have caused you | | Ph : +61 2 9901 1413 \_.--._/ such perricabobulations." | | Fax : +61 2 9901 1616 v E. Blackadder to Dr Samuel Johnson | |_____________________________________________________________________|
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 102983,1a448e00d69d3a95 X-Google-Attributes: gid102983,public From: davidf@syd.csa.com.au (Dave Fitch) Subject: Re: HELP! I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING! Date: 1996/01/24 Message-ID: <DLny6y.H9K@assip.csasyd.oz> X-Deja-AN: 135924895 distribution: aus sender: news@assip.csasyd.oz references: <4e2bld$qpe@oznet07.ozemail.com.au> organization: CSC Australia reply-to: davidf@syd.csa.com.au newsgroups: aus.computers.linux