[newbie] Help what computer stores stock linux OS and manuals?

[Gary Gauthier]

You also can get the distros thru the club on meeting nights. And if you're interested, contact me off-list as I have a pdf version of a full mandrake manual. Not sure what edition though, but you're welcome to it.
Ttyl Gary mailto:martian@shaw.ca 


----- Original Message ----- 
From: Jacob Bresciani <jacob.bresciani@ualberta.ca> 
Date: Friday, September 3, 2004 8:11 am 
Subject: Re: [newbie] Help what computer stores stock linux OS and manuals? 

> chapters will sell linux bibles with distros in the cover but they 
> run 
> close to $100 (big heavy book though) 
> 
> also future shop usually has something. 
> 
> Or download the ISO from the net and do your reading online, save 
> a bit 
> of money that way. but no paper to read. 
> 
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> Jacob Bresciani 
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> 
> On 2-Sep-04, at 11:07 PM, Jason McGeachie wrote: 
> 
> Russell Gaudin wrote: 
> 
> > I am investigating switching over to linux. I am going to start 
> off 
> > with mandrake I think. Is there a local store that I could buy 
> the OS 
> > with manuals etc? 
> > 
> > Thank you 
> > 
> > Russell 
> > 
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> Welcome to the Light Side :) 
> 
> The last I checked Half Price Computer book stores on Douglas 
> (across 
> from Canadian Tire) carried copies of most distros for $5. I'm not 
> sure 
> about the books. As far as manuals go you'd be better off using 
> the 
> internet if posible. It's difficult (and expensive) to keep 
> hardcopies 
> of linux manuals around due to the fact that it's the largest open 
> source project in the world and in a constant change of flux. 
> 
> Good Luck! 
> 
> Jason 
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