new linux user

[Georgina]

Hi

Well, most of us find that there several disadvantages to using Linux on a
Windows partition, so don't forget the idea of buying another disk.
ZipSlack just offers you to see what Linux is all about, you might find that
you want the extra disk space anyway.  But take one step at a time.


-----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 16:16
To: speakup at braille.uwo.ca
Subject: RE: new linux user


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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