Re: I give UP

[Keith Beattie <ksb@icds.org>]

Paul Sellers wrote:
>
> All I wanted was info on installilng Linus on a Win95 system. A search on
> "Win95" got 18 hits, none of which (summary) mentioned Win95.
> Most everything I clicked off the main page didn't load (quickly).
> 
> I was perusing the bootDisk #15 with Linux as the main item.
> 
> How about if I install it on a Win3.1 system ??
> 

Perhaps I'm wrong but it sounds to me like you might be
misunderstanding what Linux is.  Linux is not an application but a
full fledged operating system which can take the place of Win95 or
Win3.1 .  You therefore do not install it "on" a Win95 system or
Win3.1 system (as you would install an application) but you install it
on your computer (either as an equal to, or in place of, Win95/3.1) and
choose which one operating system you will run at a time.

> Guess I am not enough of a hacker to wade thru all the warnings and  stuff
> to d/l  if and when this/that crashes.  Not enough hours in the day to play
> computer, help the wife, play with  the  kids, cut the grass etc and etc.

Well, I can't solve anyone's life scheduling problems (let alone my
own!) but learning Linux (or any flavor of Unix) does involve climbing
a rather steep learning curve.  It may not be for you, but speaking
for myself (and probably many others) climbing that hill is well worth
my time and very rewarding.

Regards,
Keith


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