>From: Philip C Mendelsohn <mend0070 at tc.umn.edu> >Reply-To: tclug-list at mn-linux.org >To: tclug-list at mn-linux.org >Subject: RE: [TCLUG] New to linux >Date: Wed, 4 Apr 2001 08:02:03 -0500 (CDT) > >On Tue, 3 Apr 2001, Matt Waters wrote: > > > BTW, any of you guys know of a place around the Dakota > > county area where I can get 2.2r2 binaries for Debian? (I have a helluva > > slow connection and don't want to spend the next 2 months downloading > > debian.) Anyway, I've probably rambled on long enough. Thanks again for >your > > help. You guys are great. > >You can just order them online, too. I forget who I got mine from, but >I'll look -- it was way cheap, and they're great. > >If I had a CD burner, I'd do copies for you. (That's potato, right?) Or >you can borrow the disks for an afternoon. I'm not in Dakota county, but >52 ends a stone's throw from my place in St. Paul. > > > Now for the hardest part of any Linux installation: Getting my > > windows-addicted family to learn how to use Linux without constantly > > complaining about it. =) > >Nah, just make sure you install something like Star Office or WordPerfect >so they don't have to *start* with emacs. It's easy to find bells and >whistles (sloppy focus in X) that will win them over. > >-- >"To misattribute a quote is unforgivable." --Anonymous > >_______________________________________________ >tclug-list mailing list >tclug-list at mn-linux.org >https://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list I've got a CD burner and some free disks. If you could lend me the disks for an afternoon, that would be great. As for a good word processor, I'm sure either of those would prolly work for them, since they don't demand much. I suppose I could bribe my sisters with WordPerfect by threatening to make them use emacs if they get on my nerves. =) BTW, there was some talk earlier of some dude offering some cheap radio connections to his 2mbps pipe. I must say, I find this most cool. I apologize if it's already been said, but how much is he charging for hardware and monthly access? The Fishy One's Infinite Wisdom #28: "Life is anything that dies when you stomp on it." _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com