Installing Cygwin

[John J. Boyer]

Hi Janina,

I am using Windows 7. The machine is at least 9 years old, and I have 
been advised not to install Windows 10 on it.

John

On Sat, Aug 06, 2016 at 03:20:10PM -0400, Janina Sajka wrote:
> John:
> 
> If you must use Windows, you might prefer the Ubuntu developed command
> shell (including bash) that was released this past Tuesday for Windows
> 10. This may replace the need for cygwin for you. It's worth a look.
> 
> John J. Boyer writes:
> > Well, this is a half-Windows question. When I start the setup program I 
> > get a dialog with a few options, none of which seem to do much. I want 
> > to 
> > get to the list of things to install so as to pick things like ssh rsync 
> > mutt nano etc. I'mj using NVDA and Braille.
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > 
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John J. Boyer; President,
AbilitiesSoft, Inc.
Email: john.boyer at abilitiessoft.org
Website: http://www.abilitiessoft.org
Status: 501(C)(3) Nonprofit
Location: Madison, Wisconsin USA
Mission: To develop softwares and provide STEM services for people with 
         disabilities which are available at no cost.