Re: Debain

2000-09-12 Thread Linda Carpenter
thank you... very likely, 'potato' will do just fine. I need a development platform for Java and C++ CGI work is all and stable is rather important... Apache is part of that life... LindaC,while diving into the pool, hoping she isn't on the shallow end... - Original Message - From:

Re: Toshiba!!!

2000-08-07 Thread Linda Carpenter
I've used this resource for my own laptop (a gateway) and it helped me to get the little things working that are a little tough (sound, PCMCIA). -Rob. Linda Carpenter said these things on 2803.1637: | I'm the proud owner of a Toshiba 410CS laptop... (finally) and it is a fine

Re: Toshiba!!!

2000-08-03 Thread Linda Carpenter
ugh (sound, PCMCIA). -Rob. Linda Carpenter said these things on 2803.1637: | I'm the proud owner of a Toshiba 410CS laptop... (finally) and it is a fine | laptop... except all the utilities and drivers are written for win95 | (ick)... I'd really much rather put linux on

Re: CD-Rom

2000-05-28 Thread Linda Carpenter
no, all I have is a box that I need to trade for a laptop in the next few days. it is a nice box. the entity that lives in there is nice and will like to be with someone that loves it. I can install Linux or leave the machine blank, I don't care. I do know that my box needs a home to be in

Re: What is Storm Linux 2000?

2000-05-28 Thread Linda Carpenter
no, but it sounds like Oregon to me... - Original Message - From: "John Metzger" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, May 28, 2000 9:06 PM Subject: What is Storm Linux 2000? Hi, does anyone know what Storm Linux 2000 the rain release is? John

Re: right on!

2000-05-26 Thread Linda Carpenter
well, I can trade a fine Linux machine for your laptop, I'll even install RedHat 6.1 for you if you want! LindaC - Original Message - From: "Michael C. King" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: "Michael C. King" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, May 26, 2000 5:40 PM Subject:

trade?

2000-05-23 Thread Linda Carpenter
I have the wonderful opportunity to go traveling for a time and really could use a laptop more than I can my Celeron 400Mhz system. it has lots of neato features like an 8 gig HD and 32meg video and I don't want to keep the monitor or the 128meg RAM either. what I need is something with Linux

Re: Question concerning BIOS

2000-05-21 Thread Linda Carpenter
yes, the CMOS memory is small. it contains at first the manufactures default settings and then is modifiable. most of the things there, are changeable but are beyond me. the important thing is the harddrive configuration. everything else can be left alone usually. just save the changes when

Re: Where is Fry's?

2000-04-15 Thread Linda Carpenter
I suppose I'm showing my age again... but when I was writing video games in silicon valley (early 80s argh I'm getting old) Fry who had a string of successful grocery stores in the SF area had his son graduate from school with a CS degree... as Fry wanted to pass off the business to his son,

Re: Saturday is meeting day

2000-04-14 Thread Linda Carpenter
I've heard of those 'crazy Russian-speaking flyfisher' people... is he really safe or do we need Russian 2 Linux translation manuals. (grinning) I really could use a quick tutorial on kernel modification and the use of make files to re-compile the kernel... (is this like 'brain salad

Re: Dorio Yeee Haaa

2000-03-31 Thread Linda Carpenter
did you forget your root password??? LindaC, smiling - Original Message - From: "Timothy Bolz" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Ok, I'm having too much fun. :-) I have one problem. I can't log on as root. Any suggestions. I can log on as any user but not root. :-( Any suggestions? Thanks