new linux user

[Jason Symes]

Thanks! I really didn't want to get a new hd if I didn't have to, and I
don't want to give up my Windows either!

At 02:41 PM 12/7/01 -0000, you wrote:
>Hi
>
>I wondered if you'd like to consider looking at a Linux distribution that
>will install itself in a folder of your Windows disk.  The advantage is that
>you don't have to bother with adding disks, or partitioning.  Its ideal as a
>beginning.  You'll need about 100Mb of disk space for the distribution.  The
>speaking version is called ZipSpeak which is a speaking version of ZipSlack.
>You'll need one of the supported synthesisers.  You can read about the
>ZipSlack at:
>
>www.slackware.com
>
>HTH
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: speakup-admin at braille.uwo.ca
>[mailto:speakup-admin at braille.uwo.ca]On Behalf Of Jason Symes
>Sent: 07 December 2001 02:29
>To: speakup at braille.uwo.ca
>Subject: new linux user
>
>
>I'm considering purchasing a second hard drive to install some version of
>Linux on, while leaving my Win98SE as my main os. I've never installed a
>second os on one system, and I've had vary little experience with other
>os's from Windows. I heard about Speak Out from another list, and they
>recommended that I contact this list to get some help.
>
>I would appreciate any recommendations that any of you can make.
>
>Jason Symes
>
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