From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from oe73.pav2.hotmail.com ([64.4.36.207] helo=hotmail.com) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 16tJTh-00009k-00 for ; Thu, 04 Apr 2002 21:29:25 -0500 Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Thu, 4 Apr 2002 18:28:58 -0800 X-Originating-IP: [24.158.77.213] From: "Ameer Armaly" To: References: Subject: Re: which distro of linux do I use? Date: Thu, 4 Apr 2002 21:28:55 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2600.0000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 Message-ID: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 05 Apr 2002 02:28:58.0502 (UTC) FILETIME=[A3FC2A60:01C1DC49] 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: 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" To: 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@braille.uwo.ca > [mailto:speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca]On Behalf Of Ameer Armaly > Sent: Thursday, April 04, 2002 4:04 PM > To: speakup@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" > To: > 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" > > To: > > 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? > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >