09-21-2004
You can download Slackware Linux for free (as an example) so your OS is free.
You can pick up a last generation Intel plaform that will perform very well for under $500 (under $350 maybe).
You can use the left over cash to purchase a cool new PDA cell phone
No need to spend anywhere close to $1000 to learn UNIX or Linux.....
Neo
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rmdtovbox
rmdtovbox(1) Linux System Administration rmdtovbox(1)
NAME
rmdtovbox - isdn voice box (sound converter)
SYNOPSIS
rmdtovbox [OPTION] [OPTION] [...] < INFILE > OUTFILE
DESCRIPTION
Convert rmd files (vbox 1.x voice files) to new vbox format.
OPTIONS
rmdtovbox reads from stdin and writes to stdout.
-n, --name NAME
set the caller name of the new file
-c, --callerid CALLERID
set the callerid of the new file.
-p, --phone PHONE
set the phone number of the new file.
-l, --location LOCATION
set the location of the new file.
-h, --help
Show summary of options.
-v, --version
Show version of program.
SEE ALSO
vboxtoau(1), vboxmode(1), vboxcnvt(1), vbox(5)
AUTHOR
This manual page was written by Andreas Jellinghaus <aj@dungeon.inka.de>, for Debian GNU/Linux and isdn4linux.
ISDN 4 Linux 3.13 2000/09/15 rmdtovbox(1)