Linux/Unix

[Rodney Thayer]

At 09:32 AM 8/16/96 -0400, you wrote:
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>Hi Rodney,
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>I have some questions I thought you might be able to
>help me with. I got your name and email address from my 
>BCS bulletin.
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>I am thinking of getting a new computer on which I want
>to run Linux and Windows95 at the same time. (using that 
>software that allows you to switch operating systems.)
>I want all (most, anyway) of the bells and whistles on
>my new computer.
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>Could you recommend a good source of Linux and some things 
>(good things and gotchas) to look for in a new computer 
>(I have a 386DX40 that I've outgrown).

There are multiple good sources of Linux these days.  I suggest you consider:
a) reading the ads in The Linux Journal (you can get this at SoftPro in
Burlington or at Quantum in Cambridge)
b) buy something like the Caldera distribution

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>Do I have to partition the disk? I've never done that before
>and an nervous about it. Do I need two disks? My friend said 
>running Linux and another OS is best that way? Any pointers 
>on useful information on this? Can I call you?

Yes you should partition your disk.  It's not that bad.  These days you
don't need two disks but you should definitly buy a 1gig drive which is not
a great expense.

gotchas:
  make sure you buy a nice normal mainstream sound card.
  buy a scsi CD over an IDE CD if you have a choice, as they are easier to
    configure with Linux
  look around in the Linux world and make sure your graphics hardware is
supported by XWindows

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>Thanks,
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>-Sarah Kahn
>home: 508-287-0326
>email (until end of August only): kahn at ontos.com
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               Rodney Thayer <rodney at sabletech.com>       +1 617 332 7292
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