James Miller wrote: > > I'm looking forward to trying out BL 2.0, Once I get a slim Slack71 running on my system, it's just nuts & bolts to get a simple ramdisk BL2 running. Where I could use some help is deciding whict applications are included in the ramdisk version, which applications are included in the HD version, and which applications get recommended (with detailed installation instructions).
Actually, I'm thinking about eliminating the separate install-to-HD package. Rather, the ramdisk version would include 'go' and 'pkg' (or something similar). Installing to HD would be more like my Slack81 installation script, where the script installs a specified list of packages. For users with a Slack71 CDrom, packages could be taken automatically from the CDrom. Users without the CDrom would have to download the packages from a Slack71 site and put them in a specified DOS directory. > I'd be happy to contribute in some way to testing or > development The big issue I see looming is which X browser to use on BL2. There are several possible candidates: Opera, Konqueror, Galeon and another one (whose name escapes me at the moment). Unfortunately I have little experience with any of them (I've always used Netscape 3.04). I quickly need to get a grip on how each of them perform on a Slack71 foundation. The number one priority is good performance on an old PC. That means size of footprint (including any additional libraries required) and speed. The second priority is good javascript capability. I'm hoping that some of you guys will install Slack71 and figure out how to install one (or more) of those browsers. It would be *very* useful for me to get a list of what packages were needed to get it to work and an indication of the total size of the browser installation (including any extra packages that were needed to support the browser). If the installation is on old hardware (120 MHz or slower), it would be very valuable to have a subjective assessment of how the browser performed. > although, as you may be aware, I'm somewhat technically > challenged. With specific instructions and some perhaps > accompanying explanation of some basics though, I might > be able to make some helpful contribution. Once I get a simple ramdisk version working, I'll make it available as a beta for people to hammer. You will be very welcome to participate. Cheers, Steven To unsubscribe from SURVPC send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe SURVPC in the body of the message. Also, trim this footer from any quoted replies. More info can be found at; http://www.softcon.com/archives/SURVPC.html
