On Thu, Aug 08, 2002 at 06:17:39PM -0400, Marc Shapiro wrote:
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>
> I am back in school, again, to get a CS degree. I will be taking an
> "Operating Systems" class next semester. From what I have heard, they
> teach this class without ever actually looking at an operating system.
> (Yes, that is very odd, strange, bizarre, stupid, etc.) The catalog
> says that they will use an actual operating system, UNIX, time and
> software permitting. The instructor HATES M$, but uses nothing but M$
> products. AAARGH! I thought that if I could provide him with a minimal
> Linux system (a 1.44M floppy) that maybe it could somehow be
> incorporated into the class.
Have a look at knoppix:
http://www.knopper.net/knoppix/index-en.html
It's not a floppy, but a CD. But (allegedly) it does not require any
harddisk installation.
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Karl E. Jørgensen
karl@jorgensen.com
www.karl.jorgensen.com
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