From: Shawn Hargreaves <Shawn AT talula DOT demon DOT co DOT uk>
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: Re: DJGPP Zip Picker
Date: Sun, 24 Aug 1997 08:12:30 +0100
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DJ Delorie writes:
>I've added a new service to my web pages:
>
>       http://www.delorie.com/djgpp/zip-picker.html
>
>This is a form that asks you a few questions about what you're
>planning on doing with DJGPP, and builds a list of files (with links)
>that you should download.  It even tries to pick a nearby FTP site.

Nice idea! Seems to work really well, too... I like the little tips it
returns at the top of the page. 

But one little criticism: it doesn't ever seem to return make in the
list of packages! In particular, telling someone to download Allegro
without a copy of make is going to cause problems :-)


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Shawn Hargreaves - shawn AT talula DOT demon DOT co DOT uk - http://www.talula.demon.co.uk/
Beauty is a French phonetic corruption of a short cloth neck ornament.