[techtalk] Re: techtalk digest, Vol 1 #437 - 9 msgs

[Eric R. Turner]

You can buy Mandrake 8.0 at http://www.cheapbytes.com for $3.49 plus
shipping (total comes out under $9.00).

On Fri, 4 May 2001, A Kozic wrote:

> On Fri, 4 May 2001 jenn at simegen.com wrote:
> > Um.. correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't the distros actually 
> > free-for-download? And does your college provide bandwidth? :)
> 
> Theoreticly I could download the distro on my non-unlimited-usage dialup
> connection for the weekend. Ugh.
> 
> Or I could buy/borrow an ethernet card, haul my computer & burner to
> campus on the subway, find somewhere that I'd be allowed to connect to the
> LAN, hopefully where I could also borrow a monitor (so I don't have to
> make a second trip on the subway to bring my own). Then download & burn my
> CDs, and haul the whole shebang home.
> 
> I have found a better solution: Get a nice person to download and
> burn you a cd, in exchange for (a) a few dollars or (b) the warm fuzzy
> feeling they get when they help someone with linux.
> 
> 
> I bought Madrake because I figured it would come with a good manual and
> tech support. I hadn't seen any linux books containing mandrake and I
> wanted to give it a try. It wasn't a wise purchase, but I was having one
> of those days and needed a new toy. A retail box distro is instant
> gratification with a shiny new manual.
> 
> -- Avery
> 
> 
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