Well, I would prefer if people invest their energy in installing a node in every brewery, so I wouldn't have to go home at regular intervals to check on slashdot. Instead I could just go into Livercirrhosis in no time...
London features am abundance of large internet cafes and if you forward your mail to an web-based account you'll be able to access it without a problem. British ISP's are not a pleasure to deal with and AOL's international rates are a rip-off.
Have fun in the UK,
Dirk
Openbsd 3.2 or Basic Linux
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Ignore those Slackware comments: It's tricky to install and a monster to download.
Instead go for Openbsd, which is dead easy to install, secure and perfect for low-end machines.
If you're dead keen to run Linux, why not go for Basic Linux which I used successfully on a 386 with 8MB.
I have no idea why the rest of the posters insist on something as complicated as Linux. Ok, it's cheap, but it's a nightmare to administer and install and if you're not a full blown alpha geek, forget it.
I would get a set of mid- to endnineties Macs (pre G3). Why? Networking is dead sinple via appletalk, there is an absolute myriad on scientific software out there for Classic, and the hardware is dead cheap.
Sites like Lowendmac are teeming with examples how to put older Macs into good use in the classroom.
Don't end up getting tangled up in Linux, please.
Dirk
Oh yes, and if you really, really want to use a free *nix, use OpenBSD.
Make phonenumber, website, emailadress and postal adress available here and now and watch your client's homepage get slashdotted, his mailserver frizzle and his parkingspace and lounge get overcrowded with fat, long-haired slackers with Dragonball-Z shirts.
I have successfully ordered stuff from Outpost.com to both Germany and New Zealand (I move rather frequently). Never had any probs or warranty issues with them. The only stuff they refused to ship were Palm products.
Genuine OpenBSD Books are rare. AFAIK, there's only one out there, and that's pretty outdated: "Building Linux and OpenBSD Firewalls" by Sonnereich and Yates. As it describes OpenBSD 2.5 it doesn't really explain new features.
Nevertheless there is enough documentation on the web and plenty of help on IRC (esp irc.openprojects.net #open-bsd), the newbie openbsd mailinglist, O'Reilly and man pages, so go for it and join up. Even Lowendpc has a good openbsd section for newbies. It's easier than you think, and the installation is a doddle.
Cable and Broadband is all very well, and I'm enjoying it immensely, but 128kb streaming unfortunately is pretty much impossible if you have a 1.8gb cap per month.
Yeah, only they then need to go through all the hassle involved in getting their qualifications accepted.
As long as you have a postgraduate qualification like the UK's MRCGP it's actually a doddle. Took me 30 mins to get the Visa and 15 min. interview with a nice prof at Christchurch Hospital.
Slashdot Mirror
Just us nerds..
Isn't there any safe method to get those birds up in the sky? Where is Kim Stanley Robinson's Space Elevator when you need it...
Oh yes, and while you're there, do a little distillery visiting. Seven single malts on one island.
Slainte!
The only question is, will it run OpenBSD's PPC port? Now that would be a secure machine!
Ahem. Dunno where you live, but where I live (Germany, UK and NZ) the boarding time of an express train is less than 3 minutes.
ahem.
hello? ever seen a Palm m500?
I am pretty bulky myself, but my Palm certainly doesn't add to that.
Dirk
London features am abundance of large internet cafes and if you forward your mail to an web-based account you'll be able to access it without a problem. British ISP's are not a pleasure to deal with and AOL's international rates are a rip-off.
Have fun in the UK,
Dirk
Instead go for Openbsd, which is dead easy to install, secure and perfect for low-end machines.
If you're dead keen to run Linux, why not go for Basic Linux which I used successfully on a 386 with 8MB.
Cheers,
Dirk
Attractive women? frickin' DANCING?
I always knew that by running OpenBSD I would gain at least one advantage in comparison to bloody Linux.
Dirk
Dirk
Makes sense, doesn't it ?
I would get a set of mid- to endnineties Macs (pre G3). Why? Networking is dead sinple via appletalk, there is an absolute myriad on scientific software out there for Classic, and the hardware is dead cheap.
Sites like Lowendmac are teeming with examples how to put older Macs into good use in the classroom.
Don't end up getting tangled up in Linux, please.
Dirk
Oh yes, and if you really, really want to use a free *nix, use OpenBSD.
Have Fun!
Dirk
It would be interesting to see a a public discussion between the headhoncho's of the *BSD's.
You probably would need to have police, the army and a large contingent of paramedics there to avoid major bloodshed...
Nevertheless there is enough documentation on the web and plenty of help on IRC (esp irc.openprojects.net #open-bsd), the newbie openbsd mailinglist, O'Reilly and man pages, so go for it and join up. Even Lowendpc has a good openbsd section for newbies. It's easier than you think, and the installation is a doddle.
Although butt-ugly, this actually looks like it could be really useful. 249 chunkies is not too bad either.
Mmhhh, a new gadget...
Steve Jobs?
phew, I'm not alone..
Your country needs more of those in government. You get something like the Bush - Administration if you let them slip into oblivion.
So, the smaller the better I say.
The OS X version is actually surprisingly good. And ad-free (so far..)
As long as you have a postgraduate qualification like the UK's MRCGP it's actually a doddle. Took me 30 mins to get the Visa and 15 min. interview with a nice prof at Christchurch Hospital.