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From: Geoff Bailey
Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2011 13:39

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From: "T.T." <tonyt92@bigpond.com>
Sent: Sunday, January 16, 2011 7:41 AM
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Subject: Puppy

> I am having another attempt at Linux.
> I have used Puppy to retrieve data from several local Windows computers 
> whose HDDs have failed, and I am impressed.
> Over the years I have tried various flavours of Linux and never had 
> complete success. I keep hoping to install a minimum Linux onto one or 
> more old laptops; enough to browse, email, and do some word-processing. I 
> now have a CD with two versions of Puppy (I think).

No you don't.
>
 It takes longer to boot than XP
> does and seems to hang with a frozen cursor. This is on a desktop.
> Is there somewhere I can read and perhaps download a simple set of 
> instructions for installing Puppy?

Yes.
>Can Puppy be loaded onto a laptop's HDD as the only operating system so as 
>to boot quickly?

Yes.
> Most sites that I have visited seem to demand much more day-to-day 
> knowledge of Linux in order to understand them than I have.
>
>

Obviously.

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From: "Geoff Bailey" <bailgd@aol.com>
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Subject: Re: Puppy
Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2011 00:39:59 +1100
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