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  From: Stafford R. Goodsell <good0073@ist.flinders.edu.au>
  To  : linuxsa@linuxsa.org.au
  Date: Tue, 29 Jul 1997 11:33:55 +0930

Re: PARTITION 2Gb DRIVE - HELP

> >Jim,
> >give FIPS a try - it  does the same thing, and is free, but
> >IMHO a bit dodgy.
> >Better than a kick in the teeth tho'!
> >I think its available on most linux ftp distibution sites.
> 
> Catch 22... I need to partition before I load linux. At the moment I am 
> running DOS and WIN31. I have a copy of Debian CD but dunno quite what to 
> do with it.
> 
I thought FIPS worked under DOS.  Its probably in a directory on your
debian CD called DOSTOOLS or something.

> > Next step required is somebody who can provide a simple shell account.
> >> Or advice on how I can set up my own. I mainly use mail. Sometimes ftp
> >> and telnet (I have root access to a shell account in the US). I hate windows.
> >> 
> >Me too. And Bill Gates. And Microsoft. And ...
> 
> I'm trying apana for shell access. Bill loves it. Back to BASCIC
> let $windows = "mega dollars" rem Makes you super super rich
> Thanks for the reply.
> 
No worries - whats apana?

Incidentally, where did you get the debian CD?

Staf