L. C., Thanks. I might try downloading the ISO cd images. We have both DSL and a cd burner. John Computers to Help People, Inc. http://www.chpi.org 825 East Johnson; Madison, WI 53703 ----- Original Message ----- From: "L. C. Robinson" <lcr@onewest.net> To: <blinux-list@redhat.com> Sent: Friday, November 16, 2001 15:42 Subject: Re: Accessibility of Redhat 7.2 > On Fri, 16 Nov 2001, Nicolas Pitre wrote: > > > On Fri, 16 Nov 2001, John J. Boyer wrote: > > > Can it [GUI] do anything that you can't do in console mode? > > > > Probably. I never suffered from that yet though. > > Indeed. GUI-only users can never hope to access the full power > of Linux. No GUI, on any OS, can ever hope to provide the > flexibility and options you can get through the shells and > associated tools, using the Unix modular toolset philosophy. > These issues have been discussed before on this list, in detail. > See the list archives for more info. > > > > Is the Mozilla browser usable in console mode? > > > > No. However there are two alternatives that work in text mode: > > lynx and links (note the spelling). > > And there are some other options which may be even better, for > some users, both line oriented, and through emacspeak... (leaving > it to actual users of these to give the details). > > > > I will have to start my installation with a floppy, since I > > > can't boot from my cd-rom. Does the disk set that Redhat > > > sells for $60 include an installation boot floppy? > > > > Don't know. However you can find the floppy image and the > > tools to write it from DOS on the CD itself as well as on > > RedHat's FTP site. > > And save your money. Unless you have some use for the paper > documentation that comes with the boxed sets, or want phone > support (they would probably want to walk you through using some > GUI configuration tools), you could do just as well with the > cheap CD's sold by other vendors like cheapbytes.com (see the > blinux FAQ for details, including how to get online > documentation). If you have a fast connection and a CD writer, > you can even download the ISO CD images for free. > > -- > L. C. Robinson > reply to no_spam+munged_lcr@onewest.net.invalid > > People buy MicroShaft for compatibility, but get incompatibility and > instability instead. This is award winning "innovation". Find > out how MS holds your data hostage with "The *Lens*"; see > "CyberSnare" at http://www.netaction.org/msoft/cybersnare.html > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Blinux-list@redhat.com > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list >