[arachne] Re: Off Topic - LINUX

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Hi Folks,

On Thu, 30 Nov 2006 15:56:18 -0500 (EST)
ewalt@xxxxxxxx wrote:

> Arachne at FreeLists---The Arachne Fan Club!
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> There is also a "mini" distro called Basic Linux put together by a
> contributor to the old Arachne mailing list which is designed to run on
> old computers with DOS. Lots of help available through their archived
> mailing list. I was able to get it up and running on an old 386 with
> no previous Linux experience or knowledge. Basic Linux is a great learning
> platform to teach you the basics if you have a DOS backgroound.
> Google takes you there.

    Or go directly to: http://www.basiclinux.com.ru/

    I use a much-tweaked and added-to version every day.

> Udo Kuhnt said:
> > Arachne at FreeLists---The Arachne Fan Club!
> >
> > Hi L.D.,
> >
> > if you want to learn how to use Linux, and do not want to buy a
> > bakery just because you want to eat a cake, I would recommend you get
> > DOSLinux, or LoopLinux, as it is called now. It is a minimal Linux that
> > starts out very small (23 MB), but can be extended by downloading
> > packages from the Internet.

   And the first level download of BasicLinux is only about 3 MB.

Regards,
         Ron 

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