I downloaded all these packages and split them so I could transfer them to my laptop and install them.
gcc-3.0_3.0.4-7_i386.deb
cpp-3.0_3.0.4-7_i386.deb
gcc-3.0-base_3.0.4-7_i386.deb
libgcc1_3.0.4-7_i386.deb
libc6_2.2.5-11.5_i386.deb
debconf_1.0.32_all.deb
binutils_2.12.90.0.1-4_i386.deb

Once they were all on my laptop I used cat to put them back together and used dpkg -i to install them.
It seemed to run smoothly. Each said something like:
(Reading database ... 6444 files and directories currently installed
Unpacking gcc-3.0 1:3.0.4-7 (using gcc-3.0_3.0.4-7_i386.deb)
Setting up gcc-3.0 (3.0.4-7)
(blank line)
(command prompt)

Has this program install correctly? How do I tell? I tried typing in gcc and it says:
bash: gcc: command not found

I'm not sure where to go from this point. I tried searching for an answer but am not sure what I'm looking for. Thanks for your help. Mark

Use 'dpkg -L gcc' to see what files that package installed, then make sure the directory the gcc binary is in is in your PATH variable.

When I executed 'dpkg -L gcc' I got:
Package 'gcc' is not installed.

To get the file on my laptop I used HJSplit running on my win xp machine to split the files to put on a floppy. Then I used cat file.001 file.002 file.003 > file to join them back together on my debian laptop. Is this the correct method for joining the files back together. Did I damage the file with moving it over? Is it possible to run a test on the rejoined file to see if it is valid? Thanks, Mark.

You might need to use a more complete name, like "dpkg -L gcc-3.0". I don't think you damaged the file - you would have seen an error if that were the case.

'dpkg -L gcc-3.0' worked just fine!!! Thanks, MUCH.