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Old 01-13-2007
I don't where to start.

I am someone who has lived on windows till I knew it inside and out but was very ignorant to other operating systems. Last week, after hearing of a much better operating system with more control and structure, I switched to Unix.
I have no idea what I am doing but I am happy to learn. Could somebody please suggest where I research or simply try and explain some of this to be in simple terms?

With Hope.

Last edited by reborg; 01-13-2007 at 02:53 PM..
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Old 01-13-2007
Here is a starting point

You may also have noticed that I editied your post to remove a piece personal information, this was merely for your own security.
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Old 01-13-2007
That's great, thanks!
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Old 01-18-2007
The link posted by reborg looks like it has everything but I've just stumbled across another site today which I've bookmarked because it also looks like a well organised resource.

I thought I'd share it: http://www.uwsg.iu.edu/UAU/uau.html

HTH, p.
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Old 01-18-2007
I've done a bit of writing you may or may not find useful. It's an ongoing series but I haven't added to it in a while...
 
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