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Re: Question: GUI integrated into Linux ??? - When if ever ????

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From: Chris Clifton
Date: Thu, 22 Apr 1999 00:00
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Peter da Silva wrote:
> 
> In article <7fksti$r2d$1@birch.prod.itd.earthlink.net>,
> Island Computer <dbturner@islandco.com> wrote:
> >The point is - most people don't know how to load an OS from Scratch like
> >one has to do with Linux
> 
> Have you ever installed Windows (3.1, 95, or 98) from scratch? Including
> juggling the CDROM drivers so you can launch SETUP.EXE? Oy vey.
> 
> --
> In hoc signo hack, Peter da Silva <peter@baileynm.com>
>  `-_-'   Ar rug t� barr�g ar do mhact�re inniu?
>   'U`   "Twenty-two points, plus triple-word-score, plus fifty points for
>          using all my letters.  Game's over.  I'm outta here."
What a wooosy! I built an install disk for w95 by manually adding
drivers to the config.sys and mscdex.exe to the autoexec.bat. EASY!
What's your problem? Too much unix? All you have to do is read the
instructions in any dos 5.0 or above handbook.

Chris.
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From: Chris Clifton <chclifton@infoave.net>
Subject: Re: Question:  GUI integrated into Linux ??? - When if ever ????
Date: 1999/04/22
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