No insult taken. I could not find LINUX for Dummies, but I did purchase UNIX
for Dummies.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jan Gerrit Kootstra [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Monday, November 19, 2001 11:47 AM
> To:   [log in to unmask]
> Subject:      Re: UNIX/LINUX
>
> "Shahan, Ray" wrote:
>
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I went to the bookstore this weekend to see about some 'IX' info.  I
> read a
> > preface from one book that said I might not be able to load LINUX on my
> PC
> > due to hardware (Sound/Video cards in specific).  The book also pointed
> out
> > that I'll need around 850MB on a partitioned drive available...ouch!
> > Lastly, it said I would, at boot time, have to decide what OS to use,
> and
> > that I might have some trouble running apps on LINUX that were designed
> for
> > WINDOWS....
> >
> > My question is this:  Does anyone have any suggestions on where to start
> > with all of this for us folks that are MPE, and not well versed at PC's?
> >
> > * To join/leave the list, search archives, change list settings, *
> > * etc., please visit http://raven.utc.edu/archives/hp3000-l.html *
>
> Ray,
>
>
> This is not meaned as  an insult, but "Linux for dummies" perhaps.
>
> About Linux and Windows apps, this is the same problem as trying to
> install
> MS-Office XP on a HPe3000 with MPE/iX. It will probably not run.
>
>
> Regards,
>
>
> Jan Gerrit Kootstra
>
> * To join/leave the list, search archives, change list settings, *
> * etc., please visit http://raven.utc.edu/archives/hp3000-l.html *

* To join/leave the list, search archives, change list settings, *
* etc., please visit http://raven.utc.edu/archives/hp3000-l.html *