Re: [MiNT] MiNT-distribution for newbies

["Fred Horvat" <fmh@netzero.net>]

    Could someone please take a look at the download file.  I downloaded it
2 times and both times uncompressing it I got "Broken Archive" messages.
----- Original Message -----
From: Jo Even Skarstein <joska@nuts.edu>
To: <mint@fishpool.com>
Sent: Sunday, October 10, 1999 3:08 PM
Subject: [MiNT] MiNT-distribution for newbies


> Hi!
>
> I've spent this Sunday building a small MiNT-distribution for newbies.
> It's basically a modernized MultiTOS, and it's based around the latest
> kernel, AES 4.1 and some additional tools. It use GEM-Setup for the
> installation so it's extremely easy to install.
>
> I've uploaded a test-version to http://atari.nvg.org/newbiemint/, please
> take a look at it and let me know what you think. I've tested it on my
> TT and it seems to work very well. Not as fast as N.AES, but very usable.
> I've even used CD-Recorder with it :-)
>
> As I said, the purpose of this distribution is to introduce MiNT and
> MultiTOS to the clueless newbie. It doesn't have any fancy unix-stuff
> at all, but if this distribution is properly designed it should be
> quite easy to build an add-on with everything you need to start
> installing SpareMiNT-packages. If somebody with more intimate
unix-knowledge
> than me is willing to assemble the necessary tools, I can write a
GEM-based
> installer (inc. initialization of ext2-partitions etc.) for it. I've even
> played with the idea of writing a GEM-shell for rpm.
>
> Please take a look at "NewbieMiNT", I think something like this is needed
> if we want to attract more users.
>
>
> /*
> ** Jo Even Skarstein    http://www.stud.ntnu.no/~josk/
> **
> **    beer - maria mckee - atari falcon - babylon 5
> */
>
>
>
>
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