From: "Dreamz" <dre...@geocities.com>
Subject: Stupid newbie question
Date: 1997/09/25
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I have read alot of articles on linux. But I still have ONE question.
Where can I get Linux?

From: c23...@mail.delcoelect.com (Perry Grieb)
Subject: Re: Stupid newbie question
Date: 1997/09/30
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In article <01bcc947$40272720$b613c6cf@home>,
"Dreamz" <dre...@geocities.com> writes:

> I have read alot of articles on linux. But I still have
> ONE question.  Where can I get Linux?

Linux can be got from the following (among others),
which all sell CDs:

http://www.iConnect.com/
http://www.pht.com/cd-roms/
http://www.infomagic.com/
http://www.cdrom.com/
http://www.redhat.com/
http://www.caldera.com/
http://www.yggdrasil.com/
http://www.cheapbytes.com/

The German SUSE distribution (did I get that right?)
has started a USA distribution point which is on the
web, as well.  You can ftp linux from many of these
sites.  Also check out these for more information:

http://sunsite.unc.edu/mdw/#ldp
http://www.linux.org/

Or if you're into BSD (not linux, but a fine unix clone),
look at:

http://www.freebsd.org/
http://www.netbsd.org/
http://www.openbsd.org/

This should give you enough options to choke a box full
of hard drives.
-- 

Perry Grieb
c23...@eng.delcoelect.com
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From: md...@island.net (Mike)
Subject: Re: Stupid newbie question
Date: 1997/10/11
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On 30 Sep 1997 09:10:28 -0500, c23...@mail.delcoelect.com (Perry
Grieb) wrote:

>
>In article <01bcc947$40272720$b613c6cf@home>,
>"Dreamz" <dre...@geocities.com> writes:
>
>> I have read alot of articles on linux. But I still have
>> ONE question.  Where can I get Linux?
>
Download linux slackware and Xwindows from :

ftp.sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/distributions/slackware/slakware

--mikeD

>Linux can be got from the following (among others),
>which all sell CDs:
>
>http://www.iConnect.com/
>http://www.pht.com/cd-roms/
>http://www.infomagic.com/
>http://www.cdrom.com/
>http://www.redhat.com/
>http://www.caldera.com/
>http://www.yggdrasil.com/
>http://www.cheapbytes.com/
>
>The German SUSE distribution (did I get that right?)
>has started a USA distribution point which is on the
>web, as well.  You can ftp linux from many of these
>sites.  Also check out these for more information:
>
>http://sunsite.unc.edu/mdw/#ldp
>http://www.linux.org/
>
>Or if you're into BSD (not linux, but a fine unix clone),
>look at:
>
>http://www.freebsd.org/
>http://www.netbsd.org/
>http://www.openbsd.org/
>
>This should give you enough options to choke a box full
>of hard drives.
>-- 
>
>Perry Grieb
>c23...@eng.delcoelect.com
>Special of the week: SPAM proofread for $500 per message.

From: "Brian" <brian_t...@rocketship.com>
Subject: Re: Stupid newbie question
Date: 1997/10/11
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Hi:

That is an excellent list of sources or most all Linux distributions (have
copied for future reference) - Thanks to Perry.

I have a document I will send to anybody who is interested that steps the
New User through a first download and installation of a Linux operating
system.

It is for new users so it is called NewUser.txt and it is in DOS unformatted
plain text. Just drop it into your favorite editor (DOS/WIN/NT), format it
and print it out.

Just e-mail me at b...@mdi.ca or brian_t...@rocketship.com and put in
your Subject line "New User". If you don't put 'New User' in your subject
line, it will just take a little longer. This is a long weekend in Canada
(Thanksgiving) so expect a response by Monday evening.

The document is less than 9k zipped and expands to approximately 14 pages
(lots of white space). Will send uncompressed, if you ask.

Regards,

Brian.

Mike wrote in message <343f4d4f...@news.island.net>...

>On 30 Sep 1997, c23...@mail.delcoelect.com (Perry Gieb) wrote:

>>In article <01bcc947$40272720$b613c6cf@home>,
>>"Dreamz" <dre...@geocities.com> writes:

>>> I have read alot of articles on linux. But I still have
>>> ONE question.  Where can I get Linux?

>Download linux slackware and Xwindows from :
>ftp.sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/distributions/slackware/slakware

>>Linux can be got from the following (among others),
>>which all sell CDs:

>>http://www.iConnect.com/
>>http://www.pht.com/cd-roms/
>>http://www.infomagic.com/
>>http://www.cdrom.com/
>>http://www.redhat.com/
>>http://www.caldera.com/
>>http://www.yggdrasil.com/
>>http://www.cheapbytes.com/

>>The German SUSE distribution (did I get that right?)
>>has started a USA distribution point which is on the
>>web, as well.  You can ftp linux from many of these
>>sites.  Also check out these for more information:

>>http://sunsite.unc.edu/mdw/#ldp
>>http://www.linux.org/

>>Or if you're into BSD (not linux, but a fine unix clone),
>>look at:

>>http://www.freebsd.org/
>>http://www.netbsd.org/
>>http://www.openbsd.org/

>>This should give you enough options to choke a box full
>>of hard drives.

>>Perry Grieb
>>c23...@eng.delcoelect.com