Re: PDF?

2002-07-24 Thread Robert Sherlock
Peter Cornelius wrote: Thanks to C Falconer for the http://rute.sourceforge.net/ pointer to the 600 page manual. I spent 20 minutes downloading it, but it won't open as it 'doesn't start with a %pdf'! (The first problem I've encountered with a pdf file.) How did you achieve the printout for

Re: PDF?

2002-07-24 Thread David A. Mann
Robert Sherlock wrote: At 10cents a page realistic cost of printing or photocopying, plus your time, plus something to hold it all together, is this really the way to go when you can buy the book from Amazon for US$28 (or S/H at $20) - probably ~NZ$75 including postage? But do get it

Re: Is there a 'digest' version of this list?

2002-07-24 Thread JJ :: MixingSoup.com
Yet another reason why a message board would be a good idea! At 17:02 24/07/02 +1200, you wrote: I am subscribed to this list and the volume is increasing. It would be better for me to receive it in digest form rather than the separate messages. Is this possible and how to do it? regards Peter

Re: nVidia video cards

2002-07-24 Thread Mahesh De Silva
Your only mad if you answer you self back.. :)) I saw you talking to yourself Nick ;-) so? I never said I _wasn't_ mad! -- Nick Rout [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.sold.com.au - SOLD.com.au - Find yourself a bargain!

Re: $100 Donation for installfest/CLUG expenses

2002-07-24 Thread Chris Hellyar
Ditto, thank you from all of us, and the penguins.. - Original Message - From: Tim Wright I got an email from a person of whom would prefer to stay anonymous yesterday. Offering to donate $100 to CLUG in exchange for 50 floppy discs that we have left over from the installfest. I

Re: PDF?

2002-07-24 Thread Stephen Nicholas
I bought that book from amazon, at the start of march (when the exchange rate was 0.4184 - no my memory is not _that_ good, i'm looking at the visa statement), anyway, it cost me $95.51... not bad eh, for a free book :) The proper publishers version is as thick as the chch yellow pages too

Newspaper Article

2002-07-24 Thread Ben Devine
I cut the newspaper artice from the PRESS but lost it(it was about the success of the installfest) Ohh well. READ TODAYS PAPER Thanks,Ben Devine --=-- http://www.cocojumbo.tk --==-- http://www.apples.tk --=--

Re: PDF?

2002-07-24 Thread Sascha Beaumont
Some printer drivers allow you to put multiple pages onto a single sheet. Combined with duplex printng, it can be a real paper saver. So do some linux's when they have mpage installed ;) Print the pdf to postscript, or download a postscript version if it exists and then morph the rute

Re: PDF?

2002-07-24 Thread C Falconer
Yeah - I did 4-up printing with double siding, and bound the resulting stack. In all, 75-odd sheets of paper. And it has actually been taken out of the library about three times. On Wed, 2002-07-24 at 20:33, Robert Sherlock wrote: Peter Cornelius wrote: Thanks to C Falconer for the

RE: Newspaper Article

2002-07-24 Thread Chris Hellyar
I've scanned it and put it on the site for those who want to read... http://www.linuxnut.co.nz, under news... And a big thanks to the person who spoke to the press.. (Leo?) Cheers, Chris H. -Original Message- From: Ben Devine [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, 25 July 2002

Re: Newspaper Article

2002-07-24 Thread Nick Rout
Ben, do NOT try and cut the image off your screen. I've scanned it and put it on the site for those who want to read... http://www.linuxnut.co.nz, under news... I cut the newspaper artice from the PRESS but lost it(it was about the success of the installfest) Ohh well. READ TODAYS

Linus Torvald's OS teacher

2002-07-24 Thread Carl Cerecke
We have a visiting academic from the University of Helsinki. I asked him if he had met Linus. He said that Linus had taken his OS course in 1991, so if I had any complaints about Linux Cheers, -- Carl Cerecke, Assistant Lecturer|email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Department of Computer Science,

Re: Installfest-Lost

2002-07-24 Thread Martin Baehr
On Sun, Jul 21, 2002 at 07:08:31PM +1200, Chris Hellyar wrote: Well who cares about the milk, just put it in your stomach, nobody wants to see it at the next meeting, let alone smell it. I dunno, it'd add a bit of culture :-) joghurt? greetings, martin. -- looking for a job anywhere in

Re: /etc/fstab [was: Re: Install Fest Post Mortem]

2002-07-24 Thread Sascha Beaumont
try make install, it first offers to create a boot disk and then if you choose no, offers to run lilo. - Original Message - From: Hansen Loke [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Nick Rout [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: CLUG [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, July 25, 2002 8:26 AM Subject: Re: /etc/fstab [was:

Printing the Rute manual

2002-07-24 Thread Nick Rout
I made enquiries with the Digital Print Centre on Victoria street just now. Based on 660 pages printed 2 up on both sides (ie the pages end up A5 size) the cost to print and bind with spiral binding is roughly: printing: $40.50 binding : $5.40 trimming: 3.75 Total : $49.65 They would print

Re: Printing the Rute manual

2002-07-24 Thread Bjorn Nilsen
What sort of binding is that? At 330 leaves (is that the correct term?) thick which is nearly a ream (500), my experience with that plastic binding at that thickness is not very good. - Original Message - From: Nick Rout [EMAIL PROTECTED] I made enquiries with the Digital Print Centre

Mandrake 9.0 RC1

2002-07-24 Thread newslett
Mandrake 9.0 RC1 is out and I will be doing a full install of it today. I will let everyone know how it goes. My father has copies of it available for $25. That includes the 3 Install CD's as well as 1 ducumantation and help CD. This fee covers his bandwidth and CD costs. If you want a copy

Re: Linus Torvald's OS teacher

2002-07-24 Thread Martin Baehr
On Thu, Jul 25, 2002 at 10:54:15AM +1200, Carl Cerecke wrote: We have a visiting academic from the University of Helsinki. I asked him if he had met Linus. He said that Linus had taken his OS course in 1991, so if I had any complaints about Linux ... he'd bethe one whoose fault it is? you

Kylix 3

2002-07-24 Thread Michael Pearce
For those C/C++ Developers out there, especially those who HAVE to do M$ Windoze apps (for employers) BUT want to make them into Linux Apps the time is near that you will be able to prove that Linux is viable. Borland is releasing Kylix 3 which is a nice GUI RAD for BOTH Delphi and C++

Re: Install Fest Post Mortem

2002-07-24 Thread Martin Baehr
On Wed, Jul 24, 2002 at 02:05:26PM +1200, V K wrote: Hm. If you don't enable sound support in the kernel, you won't be able to load any sound module. sound support itself can be a module too. greetings, martin. -- looking for a job anywhere in the world, doing pike programming,

Re: Intranet site

2002-07-24 Thread Martin Baehr
On Wed, Jul 24, 2002 at 01:56:11PM +1200, Bjorn Nilsen wrote: I want to set up a Intranet web site here at work. The main features I need is: - Document publishing - Knowledge Base - File download area i wonder if open sTeam might fit: www.open-steam.org if you have any questions

Re: Newspaper Article

2002-07-24 Thread Ben Devine
No i cut it out of the PAPEr and was goind to type it in!! :) Thanks, Ben Devine --=-- http://www.cocojumbo.tk --=-- --=-- http://www.apples.tk--=-- - Original Message - From: Nick Rout [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, July 25, 2002 9:56 AM Subject: Re:

Linux beer

2002-07-24 Thread Nick Rout
I like the look of this event.maybe it should come to NZ? (Maybe not a whole week though). I'll even do a special home brew :-) http://lwn.net/Articles/5540/ -- Nick Rout [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Mandrake 9.0 RC1

2002-07-24 Thread newslett
Oops, I misspoke, it's actually 9.0 Beta1, not RC1, sorry... Regards, Jason [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Mandrake 9.0 RC1 is out and I will be doing a full install of it today. I will let everyone know how it goes. My father has copies of it available for $25. That includes the 3 Install