From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from rwcrmhc51.attbi.com ([204.127.198.38]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.34 #1 (Debian)) id 16s9Se-0001lL-00 for ; Mon, 01 Apr 2002 16:35:32 -0500 Received: from mycomputer ([24.62.33.0]) by rwcrmhc51.attbi.com (InterMail vM.4.01.03.27 201-229-121-127-20010626) with SMTP id <20020401213504.GLID7801.rwcrmhc51.attbi.com@mycomputer> for ; Mon, 1 Apr 2002 21:35:04 +0000 Message-ID: <008701c1d9c3$e5553020$01213e18@mycomputer> From: "Igor Gueths" To: References: <001001c1d956$39da30a0$e1aea440@hppav> <000b01c1d967$4a455080$b55486d9@freeserve.co.uk> Subject: Re: Need help getting started with linux Date: Mon, 1 Apr 2002 16:26:32 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2615.200 X-Mimeole: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2615.200 Sender: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca Errors-To: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.8 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Hi Saqib. Just out of curiousity, isn't or wasn't Matt Campbell the = author and/or maintainer of Zipspeak? I seem to recall somewhere in the = acbradio.org archives that he stated that he wrote the distro. I'm not = out to critize anyone's credibility, I'm just out to get a fact = straight.=20 ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Saqib Shaikh To: Sent: Monday, April 01, 2002 5:23 AM Subject: Re: Need help getting started with linux > Dear Justin, >=20 > My name is Saqib Shaikh. I am the author of the Zipspeak distribution. = I > also run Windows ME and actually created Zipspeak under that operating > system. >=20 > If you contact me off-list I would be more than happy to help you, but > briefly under Windows ME you can't boot into DOS - you are correct. = However > I thought I also included that for Windows ME you can create a WinME = boot > disk, and then place certain files on that disk and therefore load = Zipspeak. > There are also two other ways of doing it under WinME - namely = installing > Lilo or another boot loader or modifying your config.sys to act as a = boot > loader. >=20 > This probably sounds really complicated to you, so email me and I'll = help > you. I seriously think Zipspeak will be the quickest way to get up and > running. >=20 > Saqib Shaikh > Email ss@sjaqibshaikh.com > Web site www.saqibshaikh.com > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Justin Ekis" > To: > Sent: Monday, April 01, 2002 9:21 AM > Subject: Need help getting started with linux >=20 >=20 > > Hi everyone, > > > > Ok, I'm very new to linux and I've got a ton of questions. Here = goes. > > Well, I'm ready to try installing linux. I'm kind of nervous because = I've > > been using windows since windows95 came out and it will be a big = change. I > > would like to set up the system so that if linux proves not to be = for me I > > can go back to windows without having to reinstall it. > > I've heard that you can create a partition for linux separate from > windows. > > This sounds great, but how do you tell the system not to boot to = windows? > > Also the idea of buying a $50.00 or $60.00 partition program I'm = only > going > > to use once and then forget about isn't very appealing. Are there = any free > > partition utilities out there? > > > > To help me get started I decided on the zipspeak distribution as my = first > > taste of linux. It sounded so easy to use because if I understood > correctly > > the readme says you can run it from the same drive as windows with = no > > partition needed. > > I'm having lots of trouble though. I'm using windows ME right now = and I > > don't think it has a way to boot to the dos prompt. > > The file says to restart the computer and press F8 for the boot menu = and > > choose the command prompt option and run the linux batch file from = there. > I > > read somewhere that windows ME doesn't support dos like that any = longer. > If > > it does I can't find the option for it in the boot menu, but then = again > it's > > kind of hard to navigate around that menu without speech. > > I know you can still run things in a dos window but that certainly = won't > > work for linux. I wouldn't think one opporating system would do very = good > > running under another. Lol. > > Can I not do it that way with my version of windows? > > > > Sorry for asking so many questions on just my first day on the list. > > Unfortunatly I get the feeling I'll have a lot more before I'm done = with > the > > conversion to linux. > > > > Thanks in advance for any help. > > > > Justin Ekis > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >=20 >=20 > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup