distributions (was "Re: linux BBQ...")

[Scott Ehrlich]

> 
> 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 :-)

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