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- Subject: Help required with LINUX: Please help me
- Message-ID: <19291.2b038ae1@levels.unisa.edu.au>
- From: 8809787l@levels.unisa.edu.au
- Date: 13 Nov 92 11:00:49 +1030
- Organization: University of South Australia
- Lines: 36
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- Dear readers
-
- I am currently in need of a UNIX operating system to run on my 486DX which has
- 4Meg of RAM and 105MEg Hard Disk with 3.5" and 5.25" high density floppies.
- The system runs at 33MHz with a Multi sync NEC 4FG monitor with mouse and a
- 2400 baud Fax/Modem.
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- I am trying to run a VHDL compiler and simulator and also a Logic simulator
- called GALAXY both of which run on UNIX.
-
- I was wondering if some one from this group could tell me if LINUX is a usefull
- OS for what I want to do and if so is it fast enough ie. faster than DOS etc.
- or not.
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- I also am confused about what files etc I need to download from the linux ftp
- sites so I would be greatfull if some one could assist me with obtaining the
- correct files required.
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- In case you may be wondering why I need to use these programs I am undertaking
- a PhD program here at the University of South Australia in the field of design
- and diagnostics of Electronic Systems in an intellegent environment. So it is
- very important for me to get up and runing with the CAD packages I mensioned
- and hence I would be extremly greatfull to any one who could assist me with
- choosing, and installing LINUX as a free UNIX operating system on my 486.
-
- Thank you very much for your time and I hope to hear from you soon.
-
- My email address is : 8809787L@LV.LEVELS.UNISA.EDU.AU
-
- Yours Faithfully
-
- Payam Pourbeik
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- University of South Australai
- School of Electronic Engineering
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