Also, mandrake will allow you to install it and run it in windows. Instead of booting from the mandrake cd, try popping it in while windows is up and running. That's a nice way to learn without even re-partitioning your drive, although linux will run decidedly slower under windows.
On Thu, 2002-01-24 at 13:22, Dustin Puryear wrote: > You can also try out VMWare for free for a month. Unfortunately, unless you > buy the software VMWare isn't a long-term solution. However, it is very > cool and I love it. > > http://www.vmware.com > > I think the student price is $99. > > Regards, Dustin > > At 09:24 AM 1/24/2002 -0600, you wrote: > >Sue, > > > >Thanks for the info. Looks like I'm spending my lunch money again. :) > > > >Agreed, an older, expendable computer is a good way to try Linux. However, > >if you don't have a second older computer, here's some alternative ways of > >trying Linux/UNIX discussed at Newbie Night: > > > >http://www.toms.net/rb/ - Tom's Root/Boot Disk: "The most GNU/Linux on one > >floppy disk" > > > >http://www.demolinux.org - "This site is dedicated to the production of CD > >Roms (the DemoLinux CDs) that allow to run Linux without installation, disk > >partitioning and other hassles that usually prevent people from giving Linux > >a try." (NOTE: I am bringing a few DemoLinux CDs to the next Newbie Night. > >Let me know if you want one.) > > > >http://www.cygwin.com/ - (from: http://cygwin.com/faq/faq.html#SEC1) "What > >is it? The Cygwin tools are ports of the popular GNU development tools for > >Microsoft Windows. They run thanks to the Cygwin library which provides the > >UNIX system calls and environment these programs expect. With these tools > >installed, it is possible to write Win32 console or GUI applications that > >make use of the standard Microsoft Win32 API and/or the Cygwin API. As a > >result, it is possible to easily port many significant Unix programs without > >the need for extensive changes to the source code. This includes configuring > >and building most of the available GNU software (including the packages > >included with the Cygwin development tools themselves). Even if the > >development tools are of little to no use to you, you may have interest in > >the many standard Unix utilities provided with the package. They can be used > >both from the bash shell (provided) or from the standard Windows command > >shell." > > > >John Hebert > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Sue Smith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2002 8:51 PM > > > To: BR Linux Users Group > > > Subject: [brluglist] cheap computers for newbies > > > > > > > > > There's a thrift shop called Here Today Gone Tomorrow on Burbank near > > > Bluebonnet that has some 286's, 386's, and 486's which for > > > some obscure > > > reason are not selling well. I don't know the prices -- I got > > > this info > > > on the phone from a clerk. > > > > > > As we talked about Monday night, an older model, expendable, > > > computer is > > > a good idea for new users to learn basic stuff on before trying it on > > > the family Cray. > > > > > > Sue > > > > > > ================================================ > > > BRLUG - The Baton Rouge Linux User Group > > > Visit http://www.brlug.net for more information. > > > Send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] to change > > > your subscription information. > > > ================================================ > > > > >================================================ > >BRLUG - The Baton Rouge Linux User Group > >Visit http://www.brlug.net for more information. > >Send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] to change > >your subscription information. > >================================================ > > --- > Dustin Puryear <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Information Systems Consultant > http://members.telocity.com/~dpuryear > In the beginning the Universe was created. > This has been widely regarded as a bad move. - Douglas Adams > > ================================================ > BRLUG - The Baton Rouge Linux User Group > Visit http://www.brlug.net for more information. > Send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] to change > your subscription information. > ================================================ -- "Be true to yourself and you will never fall" - Beastie Boys ================================================ BRLUG - The Baton Rouge Linux User Group Visit http://www.brlug.net for more information. Send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] to change your subscription information. ================================================
