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From: Digestifier <Linux-Misc-Request@senator-bedfellow.mit.edu>
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To: Linux-Misc@senator-bedfellow.mit.edu
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Reply-To: Linux-Misc@senator-bedfellow.mit.edu
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Date: Sat, 8 Oct 94 06:13:09 EDT
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Subject: Linux-Misc Digest #900
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Linux-Misc Digest #900, Volume #2 Sat, 8 Oct 94 06:13:09 EDT
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Contents:
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Re: Flame on the attitude of Linux towards GCC development (Matthew Donadio)
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Re: New Linux Distribution (Lars Marowsky-Bree)
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Re: Nailed down to 386bsd or linux, now which one? (Daniel Poirot)
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c and me (Bill McCarthy)
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Wanted: compiled Xwebster (Yan Xiao)
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Re: What PCMCIA ethernet card to buy? (David Hinds)
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GCC/Ncurses/Poll keypress? (Steven S. Spiroff)
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FVWM sound manager? (Bill McCarthy)
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Re: Nailed down to 386bsd or linux, now which one? (Woody Jin)
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Re: Mystery Chip...AMD (Sam Brown)
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Printer help (Joseph Jones)
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Re: Flame on the attitude of Linux towards GCC development (Ian McCloghrie)
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Re: SW Technologies (E. Robert Tisdale)
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Re: gas and header files (John Richardson)
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Commercial X servers: here's one (Andrew R. Tefft)
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Re: Xcalendar - seg fault (John Gotts)
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Executor -- Commercial Macintosh Emulator for Linux (Joe Thomas)
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Re: Beautifying Linux/Xfree (Bill C. Riemers)
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Re: Hmmm (Stephen Harris)
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Re: xvnews (Elkhoury ...)
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looking for make (Jay Lewis)
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* DOSEMU Binaries?? * (Rajib Rashid)
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* Error Mounting File System * (Rajib Rashid)
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From: donadio@mxd120.rh.psu.edu (Matthew Donadio)
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Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.help,comp.os.linux.development
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Subject: Re: Flame on the attitude of Linux towards GCC development
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Date: 7 Oct 1994 15:54:24 GMT
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Xiaojun Zhu (xjzhu@math.uwaterloo.ca) wrote:
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: I want to start a flame here. Please feel free to flame me as well.
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First off, I failed to grasp your point. There are reasons why 2.6.0
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hasn't been oficially released by the linux community, namely the fact
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that it is buggy and fails to compile some code (like some versions of
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the kernel). Can you imagine what would happen if newbies tried
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compiling things and get an errors like "Internal error: cannot find
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spill register"?
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--
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Beaker aka Matt Donadio | Life is short, --- __ o __~o __ o
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donadio@mxd120.rh.psu.edu | ride like ---- _`\<, _`\<, _`\<,
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--- Penn State Cycling ---| the wind. --- ( )/( ) ( )/( ) ( )/( )
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====================================URL: http://mxd120.rh.psu.edu/~donadio
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Date: 07 Oct 1994 15:07:00 +0200
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From: lmb@pointer.in-minden.de (Lars Marowsky-Bree)
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Subject: Re: New Linux Distribution
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Hell,
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if there will be a simple version of Linux, which any J.Random can
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install, use and worse, understand, I am going to drop Linux and
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write my own... ;-)
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--
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Lars Marowsky-Bree Voice: +49-571-63663 PGP-key via return receipt
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VirNet: 9:492/7158 Fido: 2:2449/620.16 Mail: lmb@pointer.in-minden.de
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PGP fingerprint: CF FC 3A F0 86 F1 D3 EB 79 8A CF 75 4F 4C 81 DF
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## CrossPoint v3.02 ##
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From: poirot@laurel.jsc.nasa.gov (Daniel Poirot)
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Crossposted-To: comp.os.386bsd.misc
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Subject: Re: Nailed down to 386bsd or linux, now which one?
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Date: 5 Oct 1994 15:52:05 GMT
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In article <Cx7Fwx.qLH@ns1.nodak.edu>,
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Mark Tinguely <tinguely@plains.NoDak.edu> wrote:
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>In article <jeffpkCx4wtM.B64@netcom.com> jeffpk@netcom.com (Jeff Kesselman) writes:
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><text removed>
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>
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>Technologies are quickly shared between all the OSes. So Linux, and *BSD are
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>actually have the whole group contributing the features found in the OS.
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>So what are the major things to look for when choosing an OS (IMHO)?
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>
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>1) the basic "flavor" of Unix you like. Besides being Posix compliant, I think
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> everyone can agree that Linux is a System V based OS and *BSD is BSD based
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> OS. there is a slight philosophy difference.
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How do you figure? Aside from /etc/inittab run state stuff, I can't
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think of a thing that makes Linux look like SysV (yuck).
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When I compile stuff off the Net, I configure for BSD.
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I hardly think that /proc counts either...
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--
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Daniel Poirot poirot@aio.jsc.nasa.gov
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NASA JSC "The mind is a terrible thing."
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ER3 tel: (713)483-8793
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Houston, TX 77058 fax: (713)483-3204
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From: bmccarth@gulfaero.com (Bill McCarthy)
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Subject: c and me
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Date: 5 Oct 1994 12:09:15 -0400
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Keywords: gcc howto
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Hiya:
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Forgive me if this is a totally clueless question, but...... I have
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zero programming background (took an intro basic course in '84) but
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would very much like to start using gcc in Linux - downloaded the
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gcc package from the Ygg cd last night. Where do I start? I need a
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reall basic intro to C for linux users-type book. To give you an
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idea of what I've tried: borrowed a book on C from work. Tried the
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newbie program that supposed to print "hello, world". Typed it in
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as per instructions in the book. Ran cc hello.c and got a parse
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error. Duh....huh? Took a look at LJ #5, and wouldn't you know it,
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on the cover is a shot of some emacs windows with the EXACT same thing.
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BUT, the script didn't look like the one I was trying to get to work.
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Hence, I'm looking for some guidance. Anyone take pity on a poor soul
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trying to better hisself through programming in C with Linux? Thanks.
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Bill McCarthy
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bmccarth@gulfaero.com
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"Isn't it pretty to think so."
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TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT\__Jake Barnes___________________________
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LinuX + i486dx2/66
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usual disclaimer
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From: yxiao@umabnet.ab.umd.edu (Yan Xiao)
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Subject: Wanted: compiled Xwebster
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Date: 07 Oct 1994 17:15:02 GMT
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Is anyone willing to share a compiled Xwebster?
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Yan
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From: dhinds@allegro.stanford.edu (David Hinds)
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Crossposted-To: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.networking
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Subject: Re: What PCMCIA ethernet card to buy?
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Date: 7 Oct 1994 17:35:31 GMT
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edavis@ctron.com wrote:
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: In article <1994Oct3.183033.2807@Princeton.EDU>,
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: > I'm looking for PCMCIA ethernet card for my notebook running Linux. I
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: > have the list of Linux-happy cards (got it from the Stanford ftp site
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: > about a month ago.) I'm looking for recommendations on these or
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: > compatiable cards, as well as leads on good prices. Thanks!
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: >
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: > --
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: jimgreer@princeton.edu
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: Hey you should get a Xircom Ethernet PCMCIA, (get a modem on it too)
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: I used it for: <running at once, mind you>
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: exceed/W
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: Novell Netware
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: SNMP agent
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: Chameleon NFS
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Ack! Whatever you do, do not buy a Xircom PCMCIA card! Xircom does
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not release any technical information about their cards, which means
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that unless a miracle happens, they are never going to be supported by
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Linux.
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Stick with one of the cards on the "supported cards" list. There are
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really only three different cards: the D-Link (same as Linksys and
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IC-Card), the IBM (same as Network General, Thomas-Conrad, Kingston,
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and Novell), and the 3Com. As for which to choose, I don't know of
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any compelling reasons for picking any of these over any other. I'd
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be slightly wary of the 3Com card because I've received a few problem
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reports that I haven't been able to track down, but most people have
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no trouble with it.
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-- David Hinds
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dhinds@allegro.stanford.edu
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From: sss@debris.cosmic.com (Steven S. Spiroff)
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Subject: GCC/Ncurses/Poll keypress?
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Date: 7 Oct 1994 17:57:39 GMT
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Is there a way, using gcc and the ncurses library, to sit in a loop updating
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the screen while checking to see if a key was pressed? In other words, not
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sit on a getch() waiting for a key, but too continue doing other stuff until
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a key is pressed..
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Please respond via mail.
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--
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Steven S Spiroff Stuck in the slow lane of the Infobahn (harf!)
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sss@cosmic.com
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Long Island, NY, USA
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From: bmccarth@gulfaero.com (Bill McCarthy)
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Subject: FVWM sound manager?
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Date: 5 Oct 1994 12:13:15 -0400
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Hiya:
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Been reading the posts on the new ver of Xfree and came across references
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to an FVWM window event sound manager - can anyone tell me what this is
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and point to files related? I looked around at home and couldn't find
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anything in the system.fvwmrc. This sounds interesting and is the first
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time I"ve seen reference to such an animal. Thanks for any pointers.
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Bill McCarthy
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bmccarth@gulfaero.com
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"Isn't it pretty to think so."
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TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT\__Jake Barnes___________________________
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LinuX + i486dx2/66
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usual disclaimer
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From: wjin@moocow.cs.uh.edu (Woody Jin)
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Crossposted-To: comp.os.386bsd.misc
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Subject: Re: Nailed down to 386bsd or linux, now which one?
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Date: 6 Oct 1994 20:03:40 GMT
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In article <36nd1u$d80@pdq.coe.montana.edu>,
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Nate Williams <nate@bsd.coe.montana.edu> wrote:
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>In article <36djkn$nm8@girtab.usc.edu>, Po-Han Lin <plin@girtab.usc.edu> wrote:
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>>386bsd is monolithic (controlled I guess), while linux is non-monolithic.
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>You were misinformed. Both Linux and the BSD's use monolithic kernels.
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>For a fun discussion of this, there is a series of articles were Linus
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>and Andy Tanenbaum 'discussed' the merits of both of these when Linux
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>was in it's infancy.
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BTW, I have a question. Compiling FreeBSD kernel in 386 is much faster
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than compiling Linux kernel in 486 with twice memory.
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I found that Linux compiles everything whatever options I choose.
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Am I doing something wrong, or is it the feature of Linux ?
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--
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Woody Jin
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From: rigor@crl.com (Sam Brown)
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Crossposted-To: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.systems,comp.os.linux.admin
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Subject: Re: Mystery Chip...AMD
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Date: 6 Oct 1994 05:42:45 -0700
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picked up a dx-2-80 amd, works great. $210 was my cost $320 w/green vlb
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motherboard. extremely stable and fast
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From: jones@news.unr.edu (Joseph Jones)
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Subject: Printer help
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Date: 7 Oct 1994 00:02:57 GMT
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Does anybody have the printcap entry for an HP Deskjet 500/520?
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Thanks!
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joe
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From: ianm@qualcomm.com (Ian McCloghrie)
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Subject: Re: Flame on the attitude of Linux towards GCC development
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Date: 7 Oct 1994 09:14:20 -0700
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(just posted to c.o.l.m)
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xjzhu@math.uwaterloo.ca (Xiaojun Zhu) writes:
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>But how could people fix those bugs? At least the gnu people? I think
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>mainly through people using and testing them. That's also how the
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Look, if you want to help support GNU's debugging effort by building
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your kernel with a known-buggy compiler and risking your data, go
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right ahead. Compiling gcc on a linux box is easy, you just download
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the file, untar it, type "./configure --target=i486-unknown-linux",
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"make" and "make install". You're quite welcome to do it -- I'm not
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going to.
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--
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Ian McCloghrie work: ianm@qualcomm.com home: ian@egbt.org
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____ GCS d-- H s+:+ !g p? au a- w+ v- C++$ UL++++ US++$ P+>++
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\bi/ L+++ 3 E+ N++ K--- W--- M-- V-- -po+ Y+ t+ 5+++ jx R G'''
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\/ tv- b+++ D- B-- e- u* h- f+ r n- y*
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The above represents my personal opinions and not necessarily those
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of my employer, Qualcomm Inc.
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From: edwin@maui.cs.ucla.edu (E. Robert Tisdale)
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Subject: Re: SW Technologies
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Date: 7 Oct 1994 18:24:56 GMT
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In article <jeffpkCx9MwD.H0I@netcom.com>
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jeffpk@netcom.com (Jeff Kesselman) writes:
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>
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>If someone is going to try to make a business out of shipping
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>pre-configured Linux workstations, then they assume QA headaches.
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>Otherwise, what makes their 'preconfigured' system worth the extra money
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>versus my going out and building a machine out of parts and a Linux CD-ROM???
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It proves that Linux can be installed on the system you bought
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and ensures that Linux will support every component.
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If you build your own machine, you may waste hours trying to install
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and configure Linux before you discover that you made a mistake
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and bought a component that Linux will not support. Hardware vendors
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usually charge a restocking fee (typically 15%) on returned components
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unless you can prove that the parts were defective.
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Linux workstation vendors are competitive with ordinary PC-clone vendors.
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You might try getting a quote for a Linux workstation from SWT and compare
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it with quotes for equivalent machines from some of the major mail order
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PC-clone vendors. I think you will find that Marvin Wu can match or beat
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any other vendor's price. This means that you get Linux installed and
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configured essentially for free.
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The problem with mail order Linux workstations is that it is a pain to get
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warranty service through the mail. This is why I recommend buying a Linux
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workstation from one of your local PC-clone vendors. There are half a dozen
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vendors in my neighborhood who have promised to install Linux in the systems
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they sell if the customer requests them to do so. I see no reason why you
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shouldn't be able to convince at least one of your local area vendors to do
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the same.
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Hope this helps, Bob Tisdale.
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From: jrichard@cs.uml.edu (John Richardson)
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Subject: Re: gas and header files
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Date: 4 Oct 1994 21:16:18 GMT
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In article <36sa60$o1b@ulowell.uml.edu>,
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John Richardson <jrichard@cs.uml.edu> wrote:
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>Is there any info about the seemingly "advanced" gas/gcc assembly
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>in the linux header files? As I was searching though the code
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>I came across
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>
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>#define restore_flags(x) \
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>__asm__ __volatile__("pushl %0 ; popfl": /* no output */ :"r" (x):"memory")
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>
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Duh. I just ftp-ed gcc 2.6.0 and what did I find in the info pages?
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Ah hah! The format of asm statements in gcc!
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For those interested the general idea is:
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asm("asm-statment" : outputs : inputs : what is modified)
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--
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John Richardson
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jrichard@cs.uml.edu
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From: teffta@erie.ge.com (Andrew R. Tefft)
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Subject: Commercial X servers: here's one
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Reply-To: teffta@erie.ge.com
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Date: Fri, 7 Oct 1994 18:44:26 GMT
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This may already been well known, but I thought I would post.
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The October Uniforum Monthly has an ad for and a blurb about
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a server from X-Inside called Accelerated X which runs on Linux,
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SCO, Solaris, FreeBSD, and others. It is an X server only.
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They claim "highest performance", with truecolor, and
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up to 1600x1200 resolution (not on all hardware, of course).
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No numbers or useful details except price is $199 (which seems steep).
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Email sales@xinside.com. Maybe I'll see if they will send me a review
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copy for a Linux Journal review :-)
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--
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Andy Tefft - new, expanded .sig - teffta@erie.ge.com
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From: john@jgotts.ccs.itd.umich.edu (John Gotts)
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Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.help
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Subject: Re: Xcalendar - seg fault
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Date: 4 Oct 1994 05:49:19 GMT
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Get new sources from ftp.x.org and recompile.
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--
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John Gotts (jgotts@umich.edu) 73 de N8QDW URL: http://www.umich.edu/~jgotts
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GE -d+ H s+: g-- p? !au a-- w+ v C++++ UL++++ P+>++ L++ 3- E--- N+++ K- !W M--
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V-- -po+(---) Y+ t+ 5 j+ R- G? tv b+ D B- e+ u--- h f+ r n- y? <Linux rules!>
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From: jthomas@mitre.org (Joe Thomas)
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Subject: Executor -- Commercial Macintosh Emulator for Linux
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Date: 6 Oct 1994 12:47:17 GMT
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Anyone interested in Mac emulation under Linux should check out
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comp.emulators.misc. Apparently ARDI, will be releasing a version of Executor
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for Linux soon. Executor is a Mac emulator that started a couple years ago on
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the NeXT, and now has a version for PCs running DOS.
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I'm not affilliated with ARDI, but I am impressed by the NeXT version.
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In comp.emulators.misc article <Cx7ACE.BF6@kitsune.abq.nm.us> "Clifford T.
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Matthews" <ctm@ardi.com> wrote:
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> Executor/Linux 1.99a
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> Internally we're doing almost all our development under Linux.
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> This version will allow people with Linux to see what Executor
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> looks like under X-Windows. It will have a time-limit that
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> can be removed with an activation key. The price for this
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> activation key hasn't been set yet.
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Joe
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From: bcr@k9.via.term.none (Bill C. Riemers)
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Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.development
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Subject: Re: Beautifying Linux/Xfree
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Date: 08 Oct 1994 05:17:40 GMT
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Reply-To: bcr@physics.purdue.edu
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>>>>> "Tom" == Tom Wilson <ctwilson@mercury.interpath.net> writes:
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Tom> In article <372tg0$1ai@huron.eel.ufl.edu>, Alexandra Griffin
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Tom> <acg@kzin.cen.ufl.edu> wrote:
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Tom> :3) Another idea from HP-VUE... this environment
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Tom> features a "console :bar" area at the bottom of the screen,
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Tom> containing buttons to switch :virtual desktops, invocation
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Tom> icons for commonly-used apps, small icons
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You can set this up however you want, and map about anything to
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buttons with any icon. My only complaint is the default size of
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the buttons are too large. But this is easily changed.
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Here is what I have mapped:
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A. Previous desktop B. Next desktop C. Resize window
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D. Move window E. Lower window F. Iconify/deiconify
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G. Kill window H. Xmagnify I. xman J. xmail
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N. Exit/Restart/Refresh menu.
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Each button has an icon that shows clearly what the button does.
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i.e. Forexample button N shows a stop sign.
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By using the side, istead of the bottom, I still have about 1024x910
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of my 1152x910 display left. Leaving me ruffly a square screen area
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to work with.
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Tom> I've been toying with somthing quite similar using fvwm and
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Tom> xfm...the functionality is quite similar if you don't mind
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Tom> using fvwm's virtual desktops.
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Whats wrong with them. I prefere virtual screens to virtual desktops,
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but normally I use a combination of both. i.e. Completely separate
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projects go on different desktops, the same project overflows to
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different virtual screens. Since it is a pain sticking windows
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switching to another desktop and then unsticking them (the only way
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I know to move windows between desktops) virtual screens tend to
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be easier.
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Tom> :for system functions (logging out...), and space for a
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Tom> clock, :calendar, Xload bargraph, & other stuff. The
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Tom> appearance of the bar is :very professional, with little
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Tom> beveled insets for each item. I'm
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You can arrange your desktop however you want. I agree this should be
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much easier to configure. It took me quite awhile to come-up with
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something I think looks just as professional as as the HP-UX
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environment. Even longer to improve on it. "vuewm" is you can't
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load your own background, you have to stick to ugly patterns.
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I much prefere being able to have 'xv" load a random picture from
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CD every 5 or so minuites, so I'm not constantly looking at the
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same thing.
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What is really needed is:
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1. A Null box. i.e. Something that can be used to mark areas for
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xload, xbiff, and icons even when they aren't present, but as
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far as the window manager is conserned don't exist.
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2. Auto-resume from last session. i.e. Each time I end-up opening
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several xterms in one screen, emacs somewhere else, Mosaic, ...
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if fvwm could remember what I had running when I quit and ask
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me to restart them again, it would be quite a timesaver.
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--
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<A HREF=" http://physics.purdue.edu/~bcr/homepage.html ">
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<EM><ADDRESS> Bill C. Riemers, bcr@physics.purdue.edu </ADDRESS></EM></A>
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<A HREF=" http://www.physics.purdue.edu/ ">
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<EM> Department of Physics, Purdue University </EM></A>
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Crossposted-To: alt.fan.linus-torvalds
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From: harris@teaching.physics.ox.ac.uk (Stephen Harris)
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Subject: Re: Hmmm
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Date: 6 Oct 94 11:55:42 BST
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Mitchum DSouza (Mitchum.DSouza@mrc-apu.cam.ac.uk) wrote:
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: Hey I'm a fan. Have been so since 0.10. Im sure everyone else joined a bit more
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I never did get round to sending the postcard that those early release notes
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asked for! Must remember to do it someday :-)
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Stephen Harris
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harris.teaching@physics.oxford.ac.uk
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[ but not a physicist ]
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Opinions are just opinions, and the facts are the facts. But what are what?
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From: naaman@info.polymtl.ca (Elkhoury ...)
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Subject: Re: xvnews
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Date: 6 Oct 1994 23:01:01 GMT
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J.Tench (cm5585@scitsc25.wlv.ac.uk) wrote:
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: Dear all
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: Does any one know where I can get hold of a copy of the source for xvnews.
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: Jim T.
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ftp.mcc.ac.uk:/pub/linux/fimirror/util/X11/contrib/xvnews/xvnews.tar.z
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Last time I checked anyways :)
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Ciao,
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Alex.
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naaman@info.polymtl.ca
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--
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Alexandre Naaman | Try out my home page :
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Mechanical Engineering Student | http://www.polymtl.ca:8001/zuse
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Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal | /naaman/Mosaic/home.html
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From: tssjay@rs6000.cmp.ilstu.edu (Jay Lewis)
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Subject: looking for make
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Date: Fri, 7 Oct 1994 19:50:04 GMT
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Can anybody tell me where on sunsite (if anywhere) I can find the make utility?
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Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.help
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From: rr002c@uhura.cc.rochester.edu (Rajib Rashid)
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Subject: * DOSEMU Binaries?? *
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Reply-To: rr002c@uhura.cc.rochester.edu
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Date: Tue, 4 Oct 94 05:14:37 GMT
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Hello:
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I have recently installed Linux on my 25MHz pc with 8MB ram, and
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everything seems fine, except I cannot access my stacked drive. I am aware
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of the DOSEMU package, but the problem is I cannot compile it because the
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linux source is not installed on my system because of limited space. So I
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was wondering if I could get the binaries for it from somewhere (if possible
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at all) or if someone could send it to me my e-mail. I do not have any
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limitations on the size of the mail (although multipart is appreciated).
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Once again, I am not sure if it is possible to install only the binaries
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without compiling it, so please forgive me if this sounds stupid.
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Thank you very much in advance. Please send your replies to
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'rr002c@uhura.cc.rochester.edu'.
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Rajib Rashid
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University of Rochester
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Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.help
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From: rr002c@uhura.cc.rochester.edu (Rajib Rashid)
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Subject: * Error Mounting File System *
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Reply-To: rr002c@uhura.cc.rochester.edu
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Date: Tue, 4 Oct 94 05:13:37 GMT
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Hello:
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I have recently installed Linux on my 25MHz pc with 8MB ram, and
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everything seems fine, except once in a while I get this error:
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mount cleanudp_creat RPC: portmap failure
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when I try to mount a file system. This does not happen all the time
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though. I have not been able to figure out what makes this happen. Does
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anyone have any idea or suggestions on why this is happening, and how I can
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fix the problem?
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Thank you very much in advance. Please send your replies to
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'rr002c@uhura.cc.rochester.edu'.
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Rajib Rashid
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University of Rochester
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