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# is it silly to attempt to download a 700Mb iso over dialup?
should i just pay the fiver for a cd?
(I helped save b3ta! lemony, Thu 4 Mar 2004, 21:03, archived)
# depends
how urgently you need it
(McChaff, Thu 4 Mar 2004, 21:03, archived)
# 'twould probably faster to order the CD
from China.
By second class post.
(kryptik, Thu 4 Mar 2004, 21:05, archived)
# whats the
cd?
(I helped save b3ta! anythingbutthisactually, Thu 4 Mar 2004, 21:04, archived)
# knoppix
(I helped save b3ta! lemony, Thu 4 Mar 2004, 21:05, archived)
# chances are
you'll know someone who has it
-its a widely used distro
(zut, Thu 4 Mar 2004, 21:07, archived)
# me == in the country
technical savvy == non existent
(I helped save b3ta! lemony, Thu 4 Mar 2004, 21:08, archived)
# if your tech savvy=non existent
I think I'll think twice before following the tutorials in your profile
(gamera, Thu 4 Mar 2004, 21:14, archived)
# it was attached to a cd mag
not long ago. PC World (Australian Edition) I think. Try your newsagent
(gamera, Thu 4 Mar 2004, 21:12, archived)
# con a mate
who has broadband - suprisingly effective!
(zut, Thu 4 Mar 2004, 21:04, archived)
# round these parts
you can't get broadband
(I helped save b3ta! lemony, Thu 4 Mar 2004, 21:07, archived)
# what about
a 3 mile extension cable
(zut, Thu 4 Mar 2004, 21:08, archived)
# 7 miles to the nearest publically available broadband
though theres a school with a 10Mb/s line 3 miles away...
(I helped save b3ta! lemony, Thu 4 Mar 2004, 21:10, archived)