[techtalk] Re: techtalk digest, Vol 1 #437 - 9 msgs

2001-05-04 Thread A Kozic
On Fri, 4 May 2001 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Um.. correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't the distros actually > free-for-download? And does your college provide bandwidth? :) Theoreticly I could download the distro on my non-unlimited-usage dialup connection for the weekend. Ugh. Or I could buy/b

Re: [techtalk] Re: techtalk digest, Vol 1 #437 - 9 msgs

2001-05-04 Thread Eric R. Turner
You can buy Mandrake 8.0 at http://www.cheapbytes.com for $3.49 plus shipping (total comes out under $9.00). On Fri, 4 May 2001, A Kozic wrote: > On Fri, 4 May 2001 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Um.. correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't the distros actually > > free-for-download? And does your co

Re: [techtalk] Re: techtalk digest, Vol 1 #437 - 9 msgs

2001-05-04 Thread jenn
A Kozic wrote: > I bought Madrake because I figured it would come with a good manual and > tech support. I hadn't seen any linux books containing mandrake and I > wanted to give it a try. It wasn't a wise purchase, but I was having one > of those days and needed a new toy. A retail box distro is

[techtalk] Microsoft flays 'flimsy' Linux

2001-05-04 Thread Subba Rao
http://www.nationalpost.com/search/story.html?f=/stories/20010504/551432.html If only linux could do plug-n-play type of printing (regardless of the distro) ..we could be really takeover M$. -- Subba Rao [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.home.net/subba9/ GPG public key ID 27FC9217

Re: [techtalk] Microsoft flays 'flimsy' Linux

2001-05-04 Thread Neale Green
ks, Neale - Original Message - From: "Subba Rao" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Linux Ladies" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, May 05, 2001 6:32 AM Subject: [techtalk] Microsoft flays 'flimsy' Linux > > http://www.nationalpost.com/search/story.