Subject: Re: Installing Linux From: miguel@pinon.ccu.uniovi.es (Miguel Alvarez Blanco) Date: 1 Oct 1993 18:43:34 +0100
A.S.Williams (mi2914@ccub.wlv.ac.uk) wrote:
: I've just come across this group and I was wondering what files I need to
: install Linux.
: Also, what can Linux do? Can it run DOS programs via a shell? Does it require
: its own partition like xenix?
: Thanks in advance,
: Andy.
Files: Find a distribution that suits you at sunsite.unc.edu /pub/Linux/...
What Linux can do: Do you know what a Unix System can do? That's what Linux is,
and so you can read the unix FAQ, and also Linux one 8^)
DOS programs: Yes, through an emulator. Some programs don't work, but they are
really few 8^))))
Partition: Of course, it requires it's own partition, and if you give it a
try, you'll end up giving it all your disk/s 8^))))))))
Seriously: Linux can do multitasking, multiprocessing, run X applications and
a lot more things. But the main point: I've tried our scientific code at my
486. With a good DOS compiler, it takes almost 600 sec for a test run. With
Linux, and a really weird compilation (first, translate Fortran to C. Then
use the gcc compiler), it only takes 240 sec for the same run! (watch here,
MicroSoft!). Definitely, give it a try.
Miguel Alvarez Blanco "All that is gold does not glitter,
miguel@hobbit.quimica.uniovi.es not all those who wander are lost."
miguel@pinon.ccu.uniovi.es Bilbo Baggins.