Great discussion on Linux here ... glad to see someone willing to give
it a try. I just switched over to Linux for digital modes, and while I
miss some of the features of Simon's very fine HRD/DM780 program, the
performance boost I get from Linux is outstanding and FLDigi is very
well behaved on
Well, I managed to get Puppy Linux 4.2 to boot from CD with this old
laptop, and even got the internet connectivity issue resolved. Puppy 4.2
found the USB10T interface with no problem, and within a few minutes I was
able to check my email and use the web. That was the good news.
The bad
I was taking a count today of Pskmail Servers in the U.S. and there are four 1
in Mississippi, 2 in Texas, 1 in Va, 1 in WI, and one in western Canada.
Hopefully there will be more users as time goes on and the word gets out and
more people start getting out and needing to use the mail
Dave wrote:
I posted a different question a few days ago, and a respondent suggested I
use Linux. Here's a follow up question.
I have an older laptop computer on which I may want to load Linux. It is a
Pentium II operating at 366 Mhz. It currently has Windows 98 as the OS. I'm
thinking of
Russell,
Where is the Wisconsin one located? I live in SW Wisconsin, but my
understanding is that there are 3 PSKmail stations listed as active in
the U.S.,? At least on the 10.148 frequency. The main one I can
sometimes reach is WB5CON in Mississiippi, but not easy to do on a
consistent
