Re: [PCTECH] RE: "Bad" File

[Mike Wills <koldark@xxxxxxxxx>]

That is one of the more poorly designed sites on the net. 

The CD is about 700MB, so there is a lot of data to download.


On Fri, 5 Nov 2004 11:31:55 -0500, Jon Paris <jon.paris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>  >> You will download an .iso file.
> 
> Thanks for the walk-thru Mike. But the problem is that that link leads to a
> page with a download button - but that just leads to a bunch of download
> sites, and they just show a list of files and folders!  I guess it is there
> somewhere and one is supposed to just understand it all by Osmosis.  Seems
> to me that this is still one of the major barriers to Linux acceptance on
> the desktop.  I'm reasonably PC literate and I haven't a clue what to do!
> 
> I know how to burn from an ISO image.  I know how to boot from CD.  It's
> apparently only navigating Linux sites I have problems with <grin>
> 
> Thanks to Tom J I now have a direct link to an ISO image - but over my DSL
> connection it is telling me that it will take 15 hours!  So I may have to
> give up.
> 
> Thanks to all for their help.
> 
> Jon Paris
> Partner400
> www.Partner400.com
> 
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