[not crossposted]
In article <vhrcqgej7umm49@corp.supernews.com>, Boris Badenuff wrote:
> I'm trying to load Slackware 7.0 on a machine currently running Windows

7.0 is old! It will work, and it's fine (but for a few security updates
which may not bother you anyway), but the GUI stuff has changed
dramatically since then. I'm not advising against using it, but don't
let it form the basis of your impression of GNU/Linux as it exists now.

> Memory allocation error
> Cannot load COMMAND, system halted
> -----------------
>
> The C: partition is 3004 MB, the 2nd partition is 3138 MB.
>
> At this point, I haven't continued at all, preferring to find out if the
> Memory allocation error is anything critical. Hope someone can help.

I've never used FIPS at all, but I can tell you that it is a DOS error
you're seeing. You might (or might not) have problems getting back into
DOS. Do run scandisk as the message advised. You will not have any
problems with Linux as a result of this one-time DOS crash.

Have fun, good luck.
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