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Author: Michael
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Subject: Linux-v-Windows (was Linux Upgrades)
Here is a link to download RH 9.0

ftp://mirrors.usc.edu/pub/linux/distributions/redhat/redhat/linux/9/en/iso/i386/

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Phil Mattison" <>
To: <>
Sent: Saturday, January 17, 2004 11:25 AM
Subject: Re: Linux-v-Windows (was Linux Upgrades)


> re:
> --------
> .... I tried to play around
> with Win 2000 once. They did not have support for the
> netgear FA311 Nic. Usually no problem, download the
> driver install it, yeah right this is windows we are
> talking about. ....
> --------
> Can't argue with you there. I have Win2K on a removable
> drive and seem to recall a major pain installing it. Too many
> incompatibilities. Had to do it to get some debugging feature
> under MSVC6 to work correctly. I did experience the old
> internet driver hunt. And Win98 installs are pretty tedious
> (reboot 297 times: ready, begin.) Maybe I'm intimidated
> because setting up Samba, PHP, MySQL etc. for the first
> time was such a hassle. Now that I have the config files I
> guess it might be easier. Anyone know where I can get a
> cheap copy of RH9.x? I paid full price for RH8.0 and never
> used it because I heard major releases are bad.
>
> Its funny, saying anything bad about Linux in this group is
> a little like something by brother did years ago: he walked
> into his wife's tupperware party (living room full of women)
> and told the joke about the transvestite who had to have
> half his brain removed to complete his sex-change operation.
> They didn't see the humor in it.
> --
> Phil Mattison
> Ohmikron Corp.
> 480-722-9595 ext.1
> 602-820-9452 Mobile
>
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