Pardon a >real< newbie question . . .

[Harvey Ussery]

I keep seeing references to "the new isos for YDL3.0.1". Would someone 
be kind enough to define "iso."

I have checked for a definition online, & find ref's to international 
standards for fonts & also something about layered networking--neither 
of which seems to have anything to do with downloading software.

Is "iso" simply the total package for downloading an entire OS, as 
opposed to an rpm file for getting an individual pkg? If so, it is 
something of no use at all to someone with a dialup connection, right? 
(Unmanageably huge download?)

Is "iso" something that you download only in a form to burn to CD to 
make an install CD? (as opposed to a file to unpack & compile from?)

Thanks for elucidation. I have some interest in YDL3.0.1, but if it 
means a download orders of magnitude above that required for a pkg like 
tetex or postgresql, I'll just have to wait for the CD's. (Dialup is hell!)

--Harvey