Subject: Linux CD-ROM upgrade for half-price.
From: [email-masked] (Roman Yanovsky [email-masked])
Date: Thu, 17 Mar 1994 19:17:57 GMT
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.announce

!!! Attention, users of the Linux and BSD operating systems !!!!

There are a lot of CDROMs with Linux and BSD from different sources now on 
the market. However we at Trans-Ameritech beleive that our version is not
only a very reasonably priced product, but is also superior to others in
many respects.

The main feature of the Trans-Ameritech Linux Plus CDROM is versatility.
We offer the best of Linux - Slackware installation package that lets
the user install only the needed programs to a hard disk and a convenient
way to delete a package if need be, and also the unpacked "live" filesystems,
so that a user can run less often needed space hungry applications directly
from the CDROM.

In addition we have FreeBSD on the same disk and all the sources for both
FreeBSD and Linux.

To make it easier for you to compare our product to others, for a limited time
we offer a COMPETITIVE UPGRADE for half the price!

                        !!! HERE IS THE DEAL !!!

Send us ANY OLD CDROM Software Title in ANY condition, and we'll mail
the great Trans-Ameritech Linux Plus CDROM for ONLY $20.

* The installation is highly automated by the Slackware scripts fine tuned to
  this CDROM but leaves a lot of room for customization. This is the 
  "official" Slackware CDROM.
  The great advantage of Slackware is the ease of installing/deleting 
  individual packages and sets. Install only what you really need!

* In addition to standard device drivers in Linux kernel, support is provided
  for Sony and Matsushita (Sound Blaster) cdrom drives. Also BIOSless aha1522
  SCSI is supported (it covers Sound Blaster 16 SCSI too) and PAS16 SCSI.
  Virtually all known hardware is supported.

* To minimize the possibility of hardware conflicts many extra kernels are 
  provided for different configurations. They are usable for installation and
  normal use.

* A lot of applications are included:
  -  GNU GCC 2.5.2,  groff, ispell (GNU and international versions) 
  -  term, joe, jove, ghostscript, sc (spreadsheet)
  -  TCP/IP, UUCP, mailx, dip, deliver, elm, pine, smail, cnews, nn, tin, trn
  -  GNU Smalltalk 1.1.1, and the Smalltalk Interface to X. (STIX)
  -  X applications:
	X11 ghostscript, libgr13, seyon, workman, xfilemanager
	xv 3.00, GNU chess and xboard, xfm 1.2, ghostview,  X games
  -  Interviews libraries, include files, and the doc and idraw apps, 
  -  TeX, groff
  -  Ingress and Postgress databases.
  -  Multimidia: mpeg video and sound applications.
  -  Andrew. 
  -  A lot more.

  Kanji extensions are included for the first time on a CDROM and several 
  Cyrillic fonts are provided. 

* To help the first time Linux users many documentation files are provided 
  that are readible from DOS even before installing Linux.

* All the sources are available on the CDROM. The most often needed sources
  are uncompressed and can be used directly from CDROM.

* An uncompressed Linux filesystem is available for reference and disk space
  conservation. You can run programs directly from CDROM! There is a large
  "info" directory for on-line reference and many manpages.

* For hacker's reference an uncompressed FreeBSD source tree is provided.

* On the BSD side there is a full source and binary distribution of the
  "final" FreeBSD 1.0

* If you have questions or problems with installation Trans-Ameritech 
  provides free support via e-mail within 24 hours.

* We ship the same day as we get the order.

Our address: 2342A Walsh Ave, Santa Clara, CA 95051
Phone: 408-727-3883 (5 lines)
FAX: 408-727-3882
e-mail: [email-masked]

We accept ALL major credit cards (VISA/MasterCard/AmEX), checks, PO, money
orders and wire transfers.