[aclug-L] Re: WINLINUX 2000 FINAL BETA

[phrostie <phrostie@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Beware of things that sound too good to be true

Joe Rose wrote:

> Yes. I downloaded the whole thing and tried to install it on a new Gateway
> Pentium 3 running 500MHz. It did not see my 3dfx Voodoo 3 Video card and
> crashed when I tried to finish the install (Invalid access in     devcfg.exe
> memory access    FFFFFFFF ). I've sent e-mail to WinLinux but they haven't
> replied. BTW, I've previously installed Debian, Slackware and Redhat
> distributions on other computers.
> Lots of luck!
> Joe Rose
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: David Carmichael <dec2955@xxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <aclug-L@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, October 16, 1999 5:13 AM
> Subject: [aclug-L] WINLINUX 2000 FINAL BETA
>
> > Has anybody here tried this install utility??
> >
> > --------------------------------------------------------------------------
> --
> > ----------------------------
> > WINLINUX 2000 FINAL BETA
> > File size: 138MB
> > License: Freeware
> > Minimum requirements: Pentium, Windows 95/98, 16MB RAM, IDE hard disk
> >                       with 500MB (FAT32) or 1GB (FAT16) free space
> >
> > If you thought Armed Linux was easy, just wait till you check out
> > WinLinux 2000: now you can install a full-fledged Linux distribution
> > without leaving Windows. Just run the setup file, and WinLinux
> > automatically detects your hardware and installs Linux for you, complete
> > with the X Window System, KDE, Netscape Communicator, and a host of other
> > standard Linux apps. Imagine booting into Linux via a shortcut on your
> > Windows desktop:
> >
> > http://1.digital.cnet.com/cgi-bin1/flo?x=dAEBhEYomwKhuum
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >

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