Beginning Linux?

From: WhoAmI (WhoAmI_at_whereami.com)
Date: 10/27/04 

Date: Wed, 27 Oct 2004 13:46:56 +0100

Help cool cats,

I'm a windows user but I've recently discovered 2 programs I
would like to use that run under Linux.

I've installed cygwin on a Windows machine but something tells
me I might be better off using an old Pentium II and running a
dedicated Linux machine. Is that the case?

I understand the DOS command line but the CygWin (Linux) command
line might as well be written in Martian. I can't even figure
out which directory I'm in - let alone how to move to another
directory !

Is it worth investing in a book? - if so - what's a good book
which is both introductory and comprehensive.

PS: The 2 Linux programs I want to use are pennMUSH and
DjVuLibre.

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