Re: [MiNT] MiNT-distribution for newbies

[atari@bright.net]

On Sun, 10 Oct 1999 21:08:06 +0200, Jo Even Skarstein wrote:

>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.

That might help, I've stopped posting to the usenet thread
on the subject it just got to silly. You keep giving out good
solid facts and yet some of them still think MiNT brings with
it unix at all levels. I think "clueless" was being to kind. ;-)

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