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Remote Application questions- may determine which Distro I use.
by Oren Beck 30 Oct '07

30 Oct '07

Simple concept: I have been running ramdisk Linux distros whan at home to compatibility check them. And waiting to make a selection based on which distro will best handle solving the below scenario. Is it practical to use a slow wireless notebook thru remote sessions at reasonable speed? The "Host" and notebook for those remote sessions is defined below as "Pertinent Details" Above all else- Web browsing that's not painful. Primary Need there. Dead last but would be nice: Remote word processing NOT Google docs but local with forms printing. As in to access/update a campground reservation program and docs for the same property. Pertinent details: I am now the owner of a CF-25 Toughbook armored notebook. P166,32 mb ram, 2gig hd. Not a screamer. But folks have had X and wireless working on these. 80% of my "at home" weekend is spent within local wifi of my home. Home link to "outside world" is DSL at 1.34down/793 up. That 793 being averaged but for the phase 2 of this concept posibily an issue. Home hardware is: a dual core 2.88ghz class machine that I can get 2gig of ram in. 200gig ATA drive currently XP only but getting a Linux distro pending this current issue's results. I have an 80 gig SATA drive to dedicate to this project if booting from a dedicated drive makes this easier. Oren Beck 816.632.3695 www.campdownunder.com

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Want to build a Super Computer Running Linux for less than $5,000?
by Phil Thayer 30 Oct '07

30 Oct '07

This is a really cool idea and actually puts some of the off the shelf technology to good use. http://blogs.zdnet.com/storage/?p=220&tag=nl.e539 Phillip C. Thayer Sr. System Engineer, Vital Support Systems 2700 Bi-State Dr. Suite 500 Kansas City, MO 64108 (816) 977-2220 - Desk (816) 985-0799 - Cell HP-UX / OpenVMS CSE ASE - HP StorageWorks APP - Enterprise Solutions APC - HP Ent. Storage Solutions/Superdome

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Fwd: ITEC/LUG
by Billy Crook 30 Oct '07

30 Oct '07

I'm forwarding in to the lug mailing list as I will not be able to attend ITEC. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Oct 30, 2007 11:06 AM Subject: Re: ITEC/LUG I'll be in Kansas City next week: Wed/Thu, to pitch Open Source at my sessions on both mornings. If you guys have a booth there, I'd like to convene my Open Source Camp there and get you guys involved. Will you have a Linux desktop available for demo? Kim

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Anyone on the list have a laptop for sale that can run Beryl etc?
by Oren Beck 30 Oct '07

30 Oct '07

Simply put, I have some capital to buy a laptop. I would if possible spend my money in our community so to speak. Prices and required specs are flexible but. minimally I need to run Linux and XP: as dual boot, have at least 1 hour battery, internal cd burner and reasonably professional external appeearance for air travel. The IED look is a non starter then, Beryl seems the heaviest app I would run except whatever it takes to drive a scan/fax/prind device of some sort. So what's in play ? TIA Oren 816.632.3695 Identify yourself as from KCLUG as my calls get screened.

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Fwd: ITEC/LUG
by Billy Crook 29 Oct '07

29 Oct '07

I don't know who from kclug is attending ITEC, I'm not. But whoever is may wish to bring a box, and some kclug info. Kim is speaking after the keynote. I don't think KCLUG is doing anything other than manning a booth. A mention after the keynote might draw some traffic, or let people know KC has a LUG if they don't know already. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Kim Brand <kim(a)fileengine.com> Date: Oct 25, 2007 11:16 AM Subject: Re: ITEC/LUG To: Billy Crook <billycrook(a)gmail.com> I'm presenting the session on Open Source/Free Software on Wednesday morning after the Keynote. I'm also conducting an Open Source Camp on Thursday. If you can get a box there running Ubuntu or something we can have some fun with a demo. If you can make some KC LUG info available during my presentation I will make sure people get it. Thanks, Kim Brand cell: 317-714-1913

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Re: Anybody interested in some PCs? (Just checking, not for sale (yet))
by Philip Dorr 29 Oct '07

29 Oct '07

> On 10/28/07, Luke -Jr <luke(a)dashjr.org> wrote: > > On Sunday 28 October 2007, Mark Gardner wrote: > > > On 10/27/07, Jonathan Hutchins <hutchins(a)tarcanfel.org> wrote: > > > > On Saturday 27 October 2007 11:27:26 am feba thatl wrote: > > > > > I f you're interested, let me know. Again, they aren't for sale, but I > > > > > might have to sell them. I have someone who's interested in the old PC, > > > > > but I don't like him much, and I don't want to deal with installing > > > > > windows on it for him. > > > > > > > > Interest will likely be inversely proportionate to price, set by you. > > > > > > I'll open the bidding at $5 > > > > $5.01! :p > > $30 $31

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Anybody interested in some PCs? (Just checking, not for sale (yet))
by feba thatl 29 Oct '07

29 Oct '07

Hey, long story short, I'm considering selling my PCs, and I want to see first if any of you are interested, and second how much you pay/think they're worth (in case none of you want them and I put them on CL or ebay or something) First one, my old computer: It's a medion brand computer, premade so I'm not sure of motherboard. 2.4GHz P4 processor 512MB RAM (DDR something) nVidia GeForce 6200LE (EVGA I think) 80GB HDD DVD/CD RW drive DVD (?) drive also has a floppy drive, a few different types of flash drives, and an ethernet card (mainboard ethernet doesn't work for some reason) Second, my new computer: a bit of backstory, I actually purchased the parts for this in March, put it together, didn't work, half a dozen RMAs later I finally get a working CPU, GPU, and mbrd, but then I find my old computer's monitor doesn't work with it. It SEEMS to boot fine, but again since my monitor doesn't work I can't be sure, and you'd have to get it working with your own monitor and such. *** ASUS P5N32-E SLI LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail <http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16813131073>*(Hurray for copy/paste) *** Intel Core 2 Duo E6700 Conroe 2.66GHz LGA 775 Processor Model BX80557E6700 - Retail <http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16819115002> 2 GB o*f RAM, DDR2. The RAM sticks are 1066, but the motherboard only goes up to DDR2 800. *** EVGA 320-P2-N811-AR GeForce 8800GTS 320MB 320-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail <http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16814130082> **** Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD5000AAKS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM <http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16822136073> **** LITE-ON 20X DVD±R DVD Burner With 12X DVD-RAM Write Black SATA Model LH-20A1S - Retail <http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16827106057> **** MITSUMI Black 1.44MB 3.5" Internal USB 2.0 digital card reader with Floppy Drive - OEM <http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16821104104> And for the case and powersupply (again, unsure of the old computer) **** XCLIO WTSL Fully Silver Finish 1.0mm SECC/ ABS ATX Full Tower Computer Case - Retail <http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16811103012> **** Antec True Power Trio TP3-650 ATX12V 650W Power Supply with Three 12V Rails - Retail <http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16817371001> If you're interested, let me know. Again, they aren't for sale, but I might have to sell them. I have someone who's interested in the old PC, but I don't like him much, and I don't want to deal with installing windows on it for him. *

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Fedora as a webserver
by Earle Beason 28 Oct '07

28 Oct '07

Playing around in my spare time I have been trying to get fedora 7 to do the php includes, but for some reason I missed something and it not getting the desired results, anybody have a clue what I might have missed? Also, what steps to I need to take to have my Fedora 7 machine acts as a web server

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extreme customer service
by David Nicol 27 Oct '07

27 Oct '07

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OobrfR125uc&NR=1 -- halloween link: http://tinyurl.com/ytm8ba

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Recommends for a Linux laptop- preferably an abuse resistant model.
by Oren Beck 27 Oct '07

27 Oct '07

I do not need the full milspec explosion/waterproof models.. Just hopefully minor drop and knocked over drink resistance to protect my $500 ballpark investment. Much as I have been looking at CF-51 etc semirugged or the harder cased CF-71 family variants the $ to hardness trade offs seem dicey. As in perhaps I just should get a $399 low end from somewhere new and get the no quibbles even broken screen warranty . My average use profile is web browsing, light commercial use of OpenOffice and some music playing. I do not need shooter game frame rates etc. Battery life and stability are more important to me as examples. Beryl would be nice but not essential as a target max demand application. DVD/CD burner is a minimum optical drive. Within that overview recommends will be appreciated SO folks, if you were going to spend $500 on a new or Ebay sourced laptop what would it be?

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