Unix/UWin--Getting started

[ratrace]

I need help getting started with UWin. I'm a student and I've been given a vague set of notes on Unix/Linux and I've spent countless hours trying to get started on this project. We've been using MSDOS until now.  I've only installed UWin with the ksh shell and I have the following question.

1. Upon opening ksh am I ready to start using UNIX? In my notes and what I've found online I should be setting up a user login name, pw, and home directory, but when I open ksh I only get the $ prompt.

Am I missing something? Please help! I'm usually good at figuring things out, but it's hard when the instruction don't even make sense!

[ghostdog74]

why use Uwin? if its possible,  install cygwin instead.

[mr-bisquit]

That means you can type in a command.
$ is the normal user prompt.
# is for root.

You need to grab a live cd and use the infamous apropos command.