Armed vs. WinLinux2000: a comparison | Linux Today

Armed vs. WinLinux2000: a comparison

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Oct 2, 1999

[ Thanks to Damon
C. Richardson
for this link. ]

“There is a new gimmick for the Linux world… installing the
Linux file system into a Directory of a Dos or now a fat32 file
system.”

“In the area of setup. WinLinux2000 wins hands down. Any Windows
user that knows what kind of hardware will definitely prefer the
WinLinux2000 install to the Armed Linux method. WinLinux2000 uses
Install shield to try and grab the hardware settings from windows.
So if your hardware is supported by linux chances are that
WinLinux2000 will get it right the first time.”

“Which Linux would I put on my moms computer? WinLinux2000. Why?
Because it seems that they put more effort and thought into making
it easy for a windows user to setup. If you mess up the settings
the first time all you have to do is go back into windows and run a
configure utility.”

Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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