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> > Hi Peter, > Where can I order the Caldera version? > > thanks > > Luis F. Ordonez Internet: lfo at world.std.com > URL: http://world.std.com/~lfo > > > On Sun, 25 Jun 1995, Peter Breton wrote: > > > > > > The MicroCenter in Cambridge does indeed have a nice price on the InfoMagic > > > set, at $9.19 for the 4-cd set. However, be advised that it isn't the > > > current release; it is the March 1995 distribution. There should be a May > > > distribution out, and the July distribution should come along very soon. > > > (I also discovered that the Slackware installation for the Sony CDU31 CD > > > in this distribution is faulty, but you probably don't have that kind of > > > CD drive.) > > > > If you are in the Boston area, I would advise getting a copy from > > MicroCenter; the CD holds complete archives of sunsite, tsx, and a GNU > > archive (dated March 95, of course). It has already saved me several hours > > of download time. MicroCenter also has Walnut Creek's Slackware (also > > March 95) for about $15. > > > > > Installation from this set is cryptic enough that I don't recommend it for > > > UNIX novices. Other good choices are Yggdrisil (excellent multimedia > > > tools) or Red Hat, or if you want a bells-and-whistle system you might > > > try Caldera. (I understand there's a low-price beta package available > > > right now, but I haven't investigated this.) > > > > My first installation was Yggdrasil, and it was a breeze (however, I > > had carefully selected hardware from the hardware compatibility list). The > > Caldera advertisement says that it includes a complete Red Hat > > distribution, and the price ($39) is only slightly higher than other > > distributions. I have the Caldera CD on order, and I can give a report on > > it to anyone who's interested after I install. > > > > Peter > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Peter Breton pbreton at cs.umb.edu PGP key by finger > > ========================================================================= > > > What appears to be complete information on Caldera can be obtained via: Web: http://www.caldera.com/caldera_faq Extracted from the FAQ: Email: info at caldera.com ftp: ftp://ftp.caldera.com finger: finger faq at caldera.com finger: finger info at caldera.com This should help get you started :-) ------------------------- Scott Ehrlich, E-mail: wy1z at neu.edu, Web: http://lynx.neu.edu:8000/~sehrlich Boston ARC ftp archives: ftp oak.oakland.edu /pub/hamradio Boston ARC Web page: http://www.acs.oakland.edu/barc.html ARRL Web page: http://www.acs.oakland.edu/barc/arrl.html
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