Unix Shell

neutrino has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

Greetings,

I am wondering around the monestary, much like I wonder from cybercafe to cyber cafe, in seek of a way to upload and test perl scripts. It's quite a difficult language to learn without owning a computer. Is there a unix refuge somewhere that would provide a shell or a cgi/perl interface that would let me see the output of a script and debug etc. Is this a tall order durring the Microsoft micro-epoch? Any guidance would be appreciated before I retreat to the analog comfort of cyberpunk fiction.

---does this pay phone have a data jack?---

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Re: Unix Shell by Kanji (Parson) on Feb 17, 2002 at 17:40 UTC
The obvious choice for a Perl Monk would be http://perlmonk.org/ (see here), but there are many other places that offer free shells. --k.	[reply]
Re: Unix Shell by djantzen (Priest) on Feb 17, 2002 at 17:45 UTC
Is buying a machine really out of the question? You could load Linux and Perl on an ancient box for probably under $300. If you're a student, it might be possible to request funding for a meager *nix environment, or perhaps you've got some friends that would be interested in throwing down for a timeshared machine.	[reply]
(cLive ;-) $300? by cLive ;-) (Prior) on Feb 18, 2002 at 00:23 UTC
$300? You can get a reasonable (P133) laptop on eBay for around $100-150. That should be sufficient for script testing. Of course, it depends where you are - if you're roaming, eBay may not be such an easy option. cLive ;-) -- seek(JOB,$$LA,0);	[reply]
Re: Unix Shell by Dog and Pony (Priest) on Feb 17, 2002 at 17:12 UTC
While not exactly what you asked for maybe, http://www.netfirms.com/ used to, and probably still provides free perl cgi-bin access (with banner ads, of course). Most things can be programmed to return the result to a browser, and with CGI::Carp, the errors too, even if it isn't really a CGI program. Only ftp access though, or at least it used ot be. Maybe it is still better than nothing?	[reply]
Re: Unix Shell by tachyon (Chancellor) on Feb 17, 2002 at 17:39 UTC
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Re: Unix Shell by Anonymous Monk on Feb 18, 2002 at 08:03 UTC
That is practially the craziest thing I heard (you insane) I suggest you stay out the cafes for a month or two, and get yourself a computer. http://shop1.outpost.com/product/3194620 - Frys Electronics http://www.softwareandstuff.com/ well http://www.surpluscomputers.com/	[reply]