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RE: Turn WinXP Pc into *nix File Server
- From: "Dave Korn" <dave dot korn at artimi dot com>
- To: "'... and he never phones, either ...'" <cygwin-talk at cygwin dot com>
- Date: Fri, 16 Jun 2006 17:21:36 +0100
- Subject: RE: Turn WinXP Pc into *nix File Server
- Reply-to: The Cygwin-Talk Maiming List <cygwin-talk at cygwin dot com>
On 16 June 2006 17:08, zzapper wrote:
> Hi,
> I have an older Windows XP PC with a 12GB HardDisk which I would like to
> transform into a simple file server. Can you recommend a *nix distribution
> or whatever to achieve this w/o too much heartbreak.
How about 'any live CD' - that lets you try them out without any commitment.
Mind you, I know a lot of people who say that lack of commitment /causes/
heartbreak, not avoids it.
cheers,
DaveK
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