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Title: New comp + no OS
Post by: MDude on November 28, 2005, 08:59:48 pm

I'm taking networking technologies at college, and in my hardware class I built a PC an took it home. Of course, we ran out of time before we could install an operating system, and we had to take our computers home in case someone would try to steal them. I'm also going to get free software, but since I want to try out my computer as soon as I can, I looked up DOS 6.22 on Microsoft.com and downloaded it. And promptly found out that i couldn't fit it on a floppy disk, or at least not the kind I had. Anyway, I plan on putting it and/or or Linux on a CD, and installing it on my new computer.

Title: Re: New comp + no OS
Post by: FyberOptic on November 28, 2005, 09:34:45 pm

You were actually able to find DOS for download on Microsoft's site?  I thought they were still clinging to the copyrights on that like it were gold.  If it's the real thing, it prolly ought to create install disks for you that you can actually use.

Anyhoo, you can get Linux LiveCDs which you can use without even having to install anything, if you want to be able to play around immediately with the least fuss.  You just stick it in and it boots.  Ubuntu (http://www.ubuntulinux.org) has one, for example.  It's the distro I have installed on my laptop and desktop (though I usually use XP on the desktop) and consider it perdy good.

You can get the Ubuntu LiveCD here (http://us.releases.ubuntu.com/releases/5.10/ubuntu-5.10-live-i386.iso), it's about 630mb.  Or you can get it via bittorrent (http://us.releases.ubuntu.com/releases/5.10/ubuntu-5.10-live-i386.iso.torrent) (from their servers, so it's safe) if you'd prefer.

Title: Re: New comp + no OS
Post by: MDude on November 29, 2005, 06:03:59 am

Cool. I'm trying that now. As for DOS, I thought I found DOS 6.22 set up files, but they're actualy 6.222 STEP up files.

Title: Re: New comp + no OS
Post by: FyberOptic on November 29, 2005, 12:46:50 pm

There's also FreeDOS (http://www.freedos.org/) if you truly want to put DOS on it.  Tis what I run FyBBS on.  Except on top of a DOS emulator inside Linux, combined with Fybertech magic, so that it'll work over the internets.  But FreeDOS is still in there . . !

Title: Re: New comp + no OS
Post by: Ciono on January 17, 2006, 10:53:58 am

There's always a little Fybertech magic involved.

Title: Re: New comp + no OS
Post by: Armchair on January 19, 2006, 08:56:39 pm

Quote from: Ciono on January 17, 2006, 10:53:58 am

There's always a little Fybertech magic* involved.

*Magic may or may not be source of cancer in most users.

Title: Re: New comp + no OS
Post by: FyberOptic on January 19, 2006, 10:57:06 pm

You won't even notice it up in your butts though.

Title: Re: New comp + no OS
Post by: Ciono on January 20, 2006, 09:09:18 am

Ooh, that tickles...*giggle*

Title: Re: New comp + no OS
Post by: Red_Raven on January 20, 2006, 11:10:47 pm

*Mysto walks away*

Title: Re: New comp + no OS
Post by: ahnna on January 21, 2006, 01:42:16 am

i think new world

Title: New comp no OS
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