[Cialug] shell accounts

[David Champion]

Boot a linux distro from a USB key. No install needed.

Get a Raspberry Pi for $35, install Linux.

Get a surplus PC. If you hunt around you might be able to find one for
free, or I've seen people selling a core2duo PC for less than $100. Plenty
fast for learning Linux.

-dc


On Sun, Nov 18, 2012 at 11:57 AM, Scott Prader <rigrunn at gmail.com> wrote:

> http://freeshells.org/ seems to still be around.  They advertise that
> they've gotten bigger and better than they were back in the 1990's.
>  There's probably some truth to that.
>
> There's also http://www.arbornet.org, which has been around a long time as
> well.
>
> Both services are free.  They probably do monitor, so do be careful about
> what you do on there.  If you let them know that you are new, they will
> probably refrain from initiating a talk session. :-)
>
> -Scott
>
>
> On Sun, Nov 18, 2012 at 11:44 AM, Nicolai <nicolai-cialug at chocolatine.org
> >wrote:
>
> > On Sun, Nov 18, 2012 at 11:16:48AM -0600, chris rheinherren wrote:
> > > Hi
> > >
> > > I've got some friends who are interested in Linux but don't want to
> take
> > > the plunge off the deep end by installing it on their hard drives  Some
> > not
> > > even as virtual machines. So I'm thinking a shell account would be
> > helpful
> > > for someone to learn some basics of Linux command line.
> >
> > A $10 surplus machine would pay for itself quickly and give your
> > friends addtional capabilities over a shell account.  You could probably
> > even find $5 ones now, like the one I'm typing from. :)
> >
> > > So are there any recommendations from the group as to shell providers
> ...
> > > free and paid.
> >
> > http://www.egghelp.org/shellhtml/12345-a-012-123.htm
> >
> > The only shell account I've paid money for is from a company that closed
> > its doors years ago.  But from this list I recognize JEAH, KIRE, and a
> > few others.  They've been around a long time.
> >
> > The best way to learn is to get a surplus box, install the OS, break it,
> > reinstall... eventually learn how it works and stop breaking it.  Or get
> > a shell account, get a basic feel, and then decide if you want to move
> > to your own machine.
> >
> > Nicolai
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