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From: Jeff Lloyd <jlloyd@io.org>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.386bsd.misc
Subject: UNIX or LINUX? Suggestions Please!
Date: Fri, 19 Apr 1996 21:58:35 -0700
Organization: Internex Online (io.org), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Hi,
I know that I will get a lot of different responses, but I just don't
know what else to do now... I am getting advice right now from people
who really don't know what they are talking about, so I thought that I
would ask here...
I am a computer science student used to using UNIX at school, and have
wanted to install Linux on my home computer. Then someone told me that
BSD UNIX was the way to go. Then someone else told me....
So, I am going to have 2 OS's on my machine, DOS/WINDOWS, and either
LINUX of UNIX. I will not be networking. I just want access to both
OS's for school and other work, and stuff. I would like to be able to
launch DOS/WIN applications from whichever UNIX system I choose. I have
a 486/33 with 8 megs. Could I please have some suggestions? I am not a
power user or trying to set up a server of any kind, just work at home,
and connect to other servers for internet/school/BBS access. I have been
looking at Red Hat... What do you think?
Thanks
--
Jeff Lloyd
JLLOYD@IO.ORG / 73564.466@compuserve.com