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This version of ttylinux is intended to boot on any x86 PC that can boot from a CD-ROM drive. It can be used as a rescue system or simply for trying ttylinux.
Download the CD-ROM ISO image file and burn it onto a blank CD-ROM disc, as an ISO image. Then boot put the disc into a PC CD-ROM drive and boot the PC; ttylinux should boot up automatically.
A computer's BIOS setup may not be set up to allow booting from CD-ROM; in that case you need to go into the BIOS setup screen(s) and make changes that allow the computer to boot from CD-ROM. If the computer has an old BIOS that is not able to boot from a CD-ROM device, there is software called Smart Boot Manager that may help. It can currently be found at: http://btmgr.sourceforge.net/about.html
Once ttylinux has booted, and you see the login prompt, login as user name "root", the administrator account, password "password". Read the rest of this user guide for pointers about what you can do with the system.
After booting, the program /sbin/ttylinux-installer can be used to install ttylinux from the CD-ROM onto a hard disk or flash disk, such as a USB drive.