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Dustin MacDonald wrote:
>
> The "word processor" I'm assuming is vi, 

Actually, by default the wordprocessor runs e3pi (using pico 
keybindings).  However, if you prefer vi, you can change the
keybindings (e3vi). 

> I was always bad with vi 

Most newbies have problem with vi.  That's why BasicLinux uses
pico keybindings by default.

> I used an MS-DOS bootdisk to remove Windows, and install a bare-bones 
> MS-DOS distribution, 

If you have the entire HD to play with, I suggest you use DOS fdisk
to make small (bootable) partition for your bare-bones DOS.  Leave 
the remainder of the HD empty.  Then boot Linux and use the Linux 
version of fdisk to make a (primary) Linux native partition.  If 
you have less than 32mb RAM, you should also make a (primary) swap 
partition.  To make specific size recommendations, I need to know
how much space is on your HD and how much RAM you have.

Once you have a Linux native partition, you can use mke2fs to create
a filesystem on it.  Then you simply mount it at /hd and execute
install-to-hd

Cheers,
Steven