writing ISO's

[Markku Kolkka]

cheerful aya kirjoitti viestissään (lähetysaika perjantai, 8. 
heinäkuuta 2005 12:46):
> Thanks, the links were so useful. For checking the checksums I
> found this sentence in the guiding link :
> "You can calculate the checksums key by type sha1sum*.iso on
> the command prompt ."
> what does it mean by "command prompt"?

It means a Linux shell running in a text console or a terminal 
window.

> If it implies MS-DOS 
> prompt, then I can't find any MS-DOS window in windows XP.

WinXP has a command prompt (not "MS-DOS window"). Click "Start", 
then click "Run", type "cmd.exe" and click "OK". The sha1sum 
command isn't available in Windows by default, you must download 
and install the program. 

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 Markku Kolkka
 markku.kolkka at iki.fi