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DOS
EasyDOS Guide to DOS The EasyDOS Index provides detailed information about all DOS commands and examples of their use.
FreeSkills.com Free Microsoft DOS tutorials for beginner through advanced levels. Covers versions 5.0 through 6.2x.
DOS-Only DOS files, tools, source, utilities, help, links and information.
TheUsefulSite.com This page features DOS tips and utilities to make using DOS as fast as possible. It also has links to other DOS related sites on the Internet.
Axcel216's Max Speed Undocumented and hidden secrets for MS-DOS. This site also offers downloadable zip files containing utilities, tricks, hacks, workarounds, and more for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME.
MalekTips: DOS Table of Contents Batch file and DOS secrets, tips, tricks. Includes information for beginning and advanced users. Discusses pattern matching, sorting, prompts, searching.
MS-Dos 7 Commands Comprehensive notes on syntax and use of DOS 7 commands, as included in Windows 95/98.
LINUX
Beginners Linux Guide Very good tutorials on basic Linux usage, from installation issues to hardware configuration.
LinuxNovice.org Linux for the Novice
LinuxPlanet This easily navigated site has excellent tutorials aimed at beginners and intermediate users.
Find Linux Tutorials Large database of free Linux tutorials available on the Internet.
LinuxNewbie.org LinuxNewbie.org is the place for people that are transitioning from Windows to Linux and are having a hard time learning how.
Red Hat Linux User's FAQ A FAQ based website separated by logical categories including questions, and installation issues among other categories. The site is aimed at RedHat user's, but others could use much of the information.
Online Linux Training Professionally-developed online Linux training free to all users. No user registration is required.
ZDNet Linux Help Tutorials Includes installing Linux on a Pentium III, WordPerfect 8 installation, and recompiling the kernel, and more in a well presented forum.
CD-ROM Burning With LINUX How to configure a Linux system for IDE/ATAPI CD-ROM burning.
David's SoundBlaster Live Howto Download, compile, install, and configure an open source sound driver for Soundblaster Live sound card. Works with all major LINUX distributions.
ZIP Drive Configuration in Red Hat Linux 6.0 How to configure the parallel port ZIP drive on a system running Red Hat Linux 6.0.
Linux on Speed How to configure Linux for high-speed Internet services including @HOME and xDSL.
HardcoreLinux Exploring the unconventional side of Linux: tutorials, HOWTOs, browser reviews and comic strips.
Silicon Valley Linux User Group Meets in San Jose, California. SVLUG directly serves Silicon Valley and the surrounding San Francisco Bay Area. It also helps promote other LUGs anywhere in Northern and Central California.
Bay Area Linux Events A calendar of all San Francisco Bay Area Linux user group meetings and related events.
LinuxChix Linux group for women.
Linux.com - Linux User Group Linux.com's Linux Users Group (LUG) Resource Project. Our goal is to help unite LUGs from all over the world.
Linux Users Groups Webring This webring contains a listing of many of the Linux Users Groups throughout the world.
Bay Area Linux User Group Meets in San Francisco
The Connecticut Free Unix Group A free, public, non-profit and non-discriminatory group of UNIX and LINUX enthusiasts.
MAC-OS
Macintosh Operating Systems Check out every aspect of Mac OS hardware and software with this service from About.com, featuring new products, technical support, and shareware downloads.
Scott's Macintosh Station A site about all the Mac OS versions starting from OS 8.
OpenGL Applications for the Macintosh Macintosh OpenGL applications
OpenGL.org OpenGL.org's registry of Macintosh OpenGL applications.
Mac OS X Webring Webring for OS X, Open Source, UNIX, Macintosh, and Apple websites.
Novell
Novell World Wide Home of Novell NetWare NOS, NDS/eDirectory, GroupWise email, and more.
Novell DeveloperNet Novell's DeveloperNet website
Find Netware Tutorials The biggest database of free Netware tutorials available on the Internet.
Free Online Netware Training Professionally developed online Netware training that is free to all users. No user registration is required. Courses from beginner's guides to advanced administration techniques.
Dave's Novell Shareware Shareware, freeware, utilities, and tools for Netware networks.
Novell Shareware/Freeware Files Novell shareware, freeware and demo files for the Netware platform.
OS/2
OS/2 Supersite This site features comprehensive information about OS/2
IBM OS/2 Warp Server Official page at IBM
The Win32-OS/2 Project A project that has the goal to allow an end user to run Win95/98/NT programs on OS/2 Warp, without the need to modify or recompile the source code.
OS2.org A site with links, tips, and news about OS/2
OS/2 Headquarters News, commentary, tips, links, all with the righteous attitude of Team OS/2 and Friends.
Focus on OS/2 Keep up with the latest OS/2 announcements, get installation tips and learn to fine tune and customize your system. From About.com.
UNIX
The Creation of the UNIX Operating System Lengthy encyclopedia-quality article from Bell Labs, covering the early days to the present versions.
Introduction to UNIX This site caters to the novice UNIX user. Topics include: history, features, shells, directory structure, working with files, customization, basic administration, utilities, and a command list.
Unix Primer BigNoseBird - Windows users can learn all they need to know to get started on UNIX in about 20 minutes.
UNIX Commands Reference Tutorial Fast introduction to Linux/UNIX commands.
Find Unix Tutorials Free Unix tutorials.
Unix-tip.com Unix-tips.com offers users hundreds of guru-approved tips and links related to commands, tutorials, sco, passwords crackers, shell scripts, training, help, ssl imap, scripts, basic commands, programming and security.
UnixPower Help site/portal
Allexperts Unix Q&A Volunteer experts answer all your questions about Unix.
Unix Reference Desk This site features extensive Unix documentation.
The Solaris Home Page Sun's official page for Solaris
Sun Performance Information Sun's monitoring and tuning resources page.
Solaris x86 FAQ Frequently asked questions with answers about Solaris on Intel platforms.
SunHelp Online A Meta-FAQ for Sun, plus links to many Sun-related sites.
Solaris Central Daily news and resources for Solaris and Unix users.
Solaris 2 FAQ A list of frequently asked questions with their answers
Solaris 2.5 Freeware A list of free software compiled for Solaris
FreeShare Solaris Sites Catalog Directory of Solaris sites, software, news, magazines, documentation, and more.
X Window System and Motif WWW Sites List of over 600 technically-oriented X Windows sites: X Consortium, Motif, X Advisor magazine, major X technologies, CDE, internationalization, FAQs, on-line technical papers, on-line tutorials, X for PCs and Linux, and general human-computer interaction.
The X Window System A set of Chris Browne's web pages on the technologies of X and related graphical systems.
XFree86 FAQ Answers to frequently asked questions about XFree86.
XFree86 X implementation for Intel x86-based platforms.
BUUG Berkeley Unix User Group
TFUG Tucson Free Unix Group
KULUA Kansas Unix and Linux Users Association
HUMBUG Home Unix Machine Brisbane User Group
RIFUG Rhode Island Free Unix Group
Windows
Microsoft KnowledgeBase Microsoft's online support system provides detailed information about the Windows 95, 98 and 2000 operating systems in addition to several other Microsoft software packages. Several searching methods are supported.
Lockergnome Free Windows 9x/NT/Me Newsletter Here you can find Windows information, tips, and downloads as well as links to various other Windows-related resources. Newsletter features downloads, humor, and useful tips.
WinFiles.com CNET's Windows site features software, drivers, free weekly newsletter, site builder solutions, tips & tricks, bugs & fixes, and more.
Windows 98 Central An extensive collection of Windows 98-specific information is located here including the setup, configuration, and incorporation of the platform. Also included is a large tweak archive focusing mostly on memory and cosmetic changes.
NetPropensity Information About Windows 98 Information, shareware, tips and tricks, news, and discussions for the Windows 98 operating system.
Windows Galore Advice, tips, and tricks about both Windows 9x and Windows 2000. While it features some of the more advanced aspects of Windows, such as the Registry and MS-DOS parameters, it is simple and concise enough for beginning users.
Windows Performance Hacking This is a small, well laid-out site concerning system tweaks not only for Windows, but for Linux and OS/2 Warp 4 as well. There are several interesting tricks here which are complex, yet quite easy for both novices and advanced users to understand.
Registry Tweaking World This site offers good advice on modifying a few good registry keys.
Microsoft Windows Me Microsoft's home page for Windows Me.
WinMe Central News, articles, forums and downloads for Windows Me.
Windows - HelpNet Articles, patches, downloads and news for Windows Me.
Z-D Help Channel Home Page Tips, tricks, downloads, and FAQs to help solve Windows problems, from Ziff-Davis, the publisher of leading computer magazines.
Annoyances.org Solutions to common Windows 95/98 problems, professionally answered by David Karp.
Windows Hardware Compatibility List (HCL) Microsoft's official list of the hardware that works under Windows NT.
SearchNT.com The Windows NT/2000 search engine.
Systems Internals This site features lots of unique system utilities for Windows NT and Windows 95/98, including an NTFS driver for DOS, FAT32 driver for NT and NT undelete program. Most of them come with a source code -- a very good resource for system administrators and system programmers.
Frank Condron's Windows NT Page A handy site filled with NT drivers, hints, tips and information pages.
WINNT-iNET Windows NT on the Internet mailing list - Confused about WinNT's inplementation of DNS, WINS, TCP/IP and DCHP? If so, this is the mailing list to join.
LabMice.net Tools, tips, and utilities for NT system administrators. LabMice.net is a non-commercial site dedicated to bringing togther the best resources available for IT professionals working with Windows NT.
Windows NT Resource Site Windows NT Resource Site by Jim Buyens tells all on NT, handy for those short on time.
WinFinder The Internet search engine for Windows NT professionals. Covers Solutions: hardware, software, services; Technical information: drivers, interoperability, Euro; and the Microsoft community: newsgroups, mailing-lists, associations.
i386 - the NT Source Advanced Windows NT/2000 information for administrators and power users. Includes unattended setup, administration and communications with Windows NT/2000.
Windows NT Study Guides and Sample Tests This site offers excellent study guides to help you learn all aspects of Windows NT. This site is a great resource for the MCSE student, and includes sample tests to help you test what you have learned.
Windows NT Megasite Winmag's NT site features lots of information on NT and Windows 2000. Updated frequently.
Windows NT Free Training Links This site features links to Windows NT and 2000 resources and free on-line training and information.
Microsoft Windows 2000 Microsoft's product information page about the Windows 2000 family of operating systems.
Windows 2000 Magazine Formerly Windows NT Magazine, provides in-depth articles, news and support for Windows NT and Windows 2000 operating systems.
WinPortal.com This site features Windows 2000 software, downloads, news, links, discussion boards, mailing lists, and reviews.
ActiveWindows: Windows 2000 Information, news, known issues,and links to other Windows 2000 sites. By Active Network.
Winmag.com: Windows 2000 TechWeb's resource site for information about Windows 2000.
Win2K WORLD Windows 2000 resource site with information, review, FAQs, and more.
Windows 2000 Performance Optimisation Hints and tips to get the best performance from your Windows 2000 Workstation.
Shell Extension City Shell extensions, interface customization software, and other utilities for Windows 95/98/NT/2000, and other operating systems. For Windows, over 1000 shell extensions and replacements, registry hacking software, and much more to customize your system. Mostly freeware. New programs are added to this site daily.
Tin Toys - Replacement Shells Information about various replacement shells for the Windows operating systems.
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