which distro of linux do I use?

[Ameer Armaly]

I have to boot to an A prompt since xp doesn't have real mode dos.  Also,
will zipspeak run on ntfs anyway?
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jared" <jared-stofflett at twmi.rr.com>
To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Thursday, April 04, 2002 11:09 PM
Subject: RE: which distro of linux do I use?


> What happens when you don't go to an a prompt. That is the flopy drive on
> your computer isn't it?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: speakup-admin at braille.uwo.ca
> [mailto:speakup-admin at braille.uwo.ca]On Behalf Of Ameer Armaly
> Sent: Thursday, April 04, 2002 4:04 PM
> To: speakup at braille.uwo.ca
> Subject: Re: which distro of linux do I use?
>
>
> I boot into an A prompt, but when I type "c:", it won't find it.  It does
> however work on a lap top I'm trying to setup for my dad.  How else would
I
> shrink my partition?
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Saqib Shaikh" <ss at saqibshaikh.com>
> To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
> Sent: Thursday, April 04, 2002 1:40 AM
> Subject: Re: which distro of linux do I use?
>
>
> > I would still say that Zipspeak would be the most convenient method of
> > installing on a shared computer. Could you possibly give more details on
> > what you mean by "it won't detect my c drive"?
> >
> > Do you mean that you can't boot into dos?
> >
> > REgards, Saqib
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Ameer Armaly" <Ameer_Armaly at hotmail.com>
> > To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
> > Sent: Wednesday, April 03, 2002 7:18 PM
> > Subject: which distro of linux do I use?
> >
> >
> > Hi Guys.  Well, I've gotten tired of waiting for the chance for a new pc
> > and decided to put linux on the family computer.  I of course plan to
> > make lilo come up with a boot prompt so I can boot windows.  I just want
> > to try linux, but I can't get into dos and run zipspeak because it won't
> > ditect my C drive when I try changing dirs to it  I think debian,
> > because it can install over ftp, but slackware has an easier install.
> > Which one do you think would be good for a newbee?
> >
> >
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