Since we're talking browsers, which ones are best to use?
I personally prefer Opera. However, some prefer the Gecko browsers, especially Fire(random). Myself, I hate it, but it's a matter of personal taste, and I've never liked Netscape's products, even in the 1.x days.
Also, I just downloaded linux to make the switch.
What distribution by chance?
Unfortunately I just found that I no longer have any burner software on my windows box so I can make the switch..
VMWare is your friend. They offer a trial version, too. And, if the "hardware" doesn't play nice with your distro, try Microsoft(!) Virtual PC, again available in a trial version. You'll need Windows 2000 or XP, and a boatload of RAM (it will work with 256, but then you can only safely give your distro 128MB to play with).
GRRRR I guess I won't see MS bundle burner software free, eh?
Well, you CAN burn files to a CD using Windows XP, but it can't handle a.ISO.
What are the preferred linux browsers? I've used konqueror before as well as firefox. But I see there is dillo.
Konqueror - Don't like KHTML one bit, and I think the UI is horrible on Konqueror. Firefox - see my comment above Dillo - That isn't in the same class as IE/Gecko (Moz, Firefox)/Opera/KHTML (Konq, Safari). It's a lightweight browser, but I think it's only HTML 3.0, and rendering isn't great at all. I personally think this is worse than the Firefox/. rendering issue.
The AC that said Windows Explorer is the full name is right to a point, but I also have a couple things to say.
Why is is explorer.exe instead of wexplore.exe?
Also, explorer.exe and iexplore.exe are very closely connected (as in iexplore.exe is just a front - everything's really in explorer.exe) from V4.0 up.
Are you somehow IDing as IE? Because that WILL stop a non-IE browser from working - I have to make sure Opera's set for Opera instead of IE 6.0, or it will not render right. All features work in the version of OWA that Central Ohio Technical College uses except reminders, which OWA mentions only works in IE 5.0+.
However, that's not the case here. There was a major bug in the IIS patch that caused system instability, and the patch for the IE end of the hole is in Release Candidate stage, NOT Final stage. It's Microsoft BETA software. I wouldn't run it... (then again, I wouldn't run Windows XP...) Which brings one more point - it's fixed by XP SP2. XP SP2 won't run on NT, 98, 2000, or ME. See a problem? All of those OSes can run IE 6, which is vulnerable.
CBS News, ABC News, and MSNBC all recommend (last paragraph, though, but don't mention the Microsoft fix) Mozilla or Opera. Yes, MSNBC recommends Moz and Opera, and doesn't mention a way to keep using IE, even though the MS in MSNBC stands for Microsoft.
Not to be redundant, but get a Ritz/Wolf Dakota Digital camera (not the PV2), and strap THAT on there (after hacking in a USB plug). DON'T get the Walgreen's one - the USB hack doesn't work, so you'll have to do a SmartMedia hack, which could be disastrous (no door...)
I remember reading somewhere about a project that launched a weather balloon, and had an embedded 486 running Linux. Control was via packet radio (the 486 board was connected to a servo to deploy a parachute, and cut a line), and when it came back down through 17,000 feet, a flashing light and loud siren went off on it, in addition to the 486 feeding GPS coordinates to the team. Apparently, it landed too hard, and the board got shorted out, but they did find it.
Well, I couldn't figure out a way to paraphrase the reply to that quote - it's "Well, you can still get one from a strange country;-)" - my sig was stolen from Bash.org, BTW.
It was a reference to a command-line notice that you got if the printer signaled the OS that there was an error other than out of paper or offline (note that some printers can send an error than Linux doesn't recognize, and you get printer on fire even if it's OoP or offline). It's an old UNIX joke that lived on in Linux. Here's an example, assuming the printer's named lp0:
lp0 printer on fire!
Go here for more info: http://www.eeggs.com/items/1037.html
The virus does not affect Macintosh versions of Internet Explorer, nor does it spread through non-Microsoft browsers like Mozilla and Opera.
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/06/25/tech/m ai n626054.shtml
Security experts noted that users can avoid the bug by using alternative browsers such as Mozilla and Opera.
Oh, and get ready to shit yourself: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5290386/
Another way to avoid the Trojan horse is to use non-Microsoft browsers such as Mozilla and Opera. Security experts also said that the infection does not affect Macintosh versions of Internet Explorer.
There's the big three broadcast networks covered - ABC, CBS, NBC.
In SLEEP mode? Yes, there is some savings, but power's still going through the RAM. Maybe you want hibernation - suspend/sleep to disk. Just as stable as sleep on Windows (not very), a little harder to do on Linux, but takes a lot less power with a normal shutdown time and a VERY quick boot.
However, there are 8 to 16 chips on a DIMM. So, multiply by 8 to get 16MB for a single-sided DIMM, or 16 to get 32MB for a double-sided DIMM. Not good, but for a new memory type, it's catching up quick.
Well, my guess is it's not compressed, as it is distributed as a.ZIP file. That wouldn't provide any advantage unless it wasn't compressed. Something tells me it is old, though, but that could be better.
Opera 5 dragged? Just fscking great... 'cause it's faster than 6 (I've played around with 5).
I've had problems with Mandrake 10 Community. Annoying bugs, pointless crap, oh, and I have to manually mount stuff like CDs and JumpDrives (I've heard that this is a problem with 2.6, not MDK10C, but then why doesn't it work on the box I upgraded from 9.2, and is running 2.4?) How much is fixed in 10 Final?
As for Debian, I don't know your exact configuration, but I've had Debian installed on various crazy partition schemes with multiple hard drives and it's been fine. Dunno what its problem was with your laptop.
Well, it would have a problem with a laptop with two hard drives;-).
This is my old DESKTOP. It's currently running Mandrake 10.0 Community. Opera 7.51 flies on it. Of course, I don't have to worry about screen real-estate, as 7.5x is a LOT more efficient with the screen, especially now that the Google ads are almost default, and I have a 1280x1024 screen (pushing my free 17" monitor to the limit - 60Hz is bad, but at least it's not as bad as a Dell E770 at 60Hz - I've seen that, and it gives me headaches).
Just a couple things here - what version of Opera did you use? BTW, I'd have worse luck with screen real-estate - it's only 640x480. Also, how would something like ZipSlack do? I've been considering switching to Slack, and ZipSlack is a 100MB (that's why it's called ZipSlack - it was meant to be a sort of Zip-based live distro) UMSDOS distro (UMSDOS means I can keep Windows 95, without repartitioning). I know I'd need to add X if I wanted to run X apps, but it might just do the job.
No, he won't make a killing - people want thinner than 2" thick without screen, and lighter than 10lbs. Also, the performance is DREADFUL on these. Don't take this as a troll, but they just don't perform as well as the Pentium III they're classed against, and they only ramp to 1.2GHz so far (VIA is migrating to a 200MHz bus, though, which should help).
I think a formfactor FOR LAPTOPS needs to be developed. Lots of technicalities though - for one, we have to pick AXIOM (ATI PCI-E mobile graphics, also accepts other PCI-E devices) or MXM (NVIDIA PCI-E mobile graphics, ONLY accepts graphics).
Opera was almost usable? What version? 6.05 is running on Win95 on it now (actually, if it weren't for IE being so fscking slow on it, I'd be using IE or maybe Moz today).
Also, I tried Debian on this box (PMMX233, 96MB RAM), and couldn't get either X working or it to cooperate with my dual HDD config (8.4GB / and swap, 4.3GB/home), and I didn't want to boot off of a floppy.
I've heard of Links and Dillo - Links is my favorite console browser anyway (I use it on my shell account at Freeshell). I've used naim, but not gotten quite used to the interface, and all of my contacts are using MSN Messenger.
You know, that leads me to the question: What's the best distro for an old P75 with 16MB RAM, and an 810MB HDD (where 1MB = 1000KB, and 1KB = 1000B)? It's currently running Windows 95, but it's too damn slow and unstable (not bad for 95, though). Oh, and the main catches: no CD drive, no network card (although I might find a PCMCIA card...)
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Since we're talking browsers, which ones are best to use?
.ISO.
/. rendering issue.
I personally prefer Opera. However, some prefer the Gecko browsers, especially Fire(random). Myself, I hate it, but it's a matter of personal taste, and I've never liked Netscape's products, even in the 1.x days.
Also, I just downloaded linux to make the switch.
What distribution by chance?
Unfortunately I just found that I no longer have any burner software on my windows box so I can make the switch..
VMWare is your friend. They offer a trial version, too. And, if the "hardware" doesn't play nice with your distro, try Microsoft(!) Virtual PC, again available in a trial version. You'll need Windows 2000 or XP, and a boatload of RAM (it will work with 256, but then you can only safely give your distro 128MB to play with).
GRRRR I guess I won't see MS bundle burner software free, eh?
Well, you CAN burn files to a CD using Windows XP, but it can't handle a
What are the preferred linux browsers? I've used konqueror before as well as firefox. But I see there is dillo.
Konqueror - Don't like KHTML one bit, and I think the UI is horrible on Konqueror.
Firefox - see my comment above
Dillo - That isn't in the same class as IE/Gecko (Moz, Firefox)/Opera/KHTML (Konq, Safari). It's a lightweight browser, but I think it's only HTML 3.0, and rendering isn't great at all. I personally think this is worse than the Firefox
The AC that said Windows Explorer is the full name is right to a point, but I also have a couple things to say.
Why is is explorer.exe instead of wexplore.exe?
Also, explorer.exe and iexplore.exe are very closely connected (as in iexplore.exe is just a front - everything's really in explorer.exe) from V4.0 up.
Are you somehow IDing as IE? Because that WILL stop a non-IE browser from working - I have to make sure Opera's set for Opera instead of IE 6.0, or it will not render right. All features work in the version of OWA that Central Ohio Technical College uses except reminders, which OWA mentions only works in IE 5.0+.
I don't know what version it is, however.
I read that the IIS patch was buggy, and crashed the OS.
Read a little further... he also says this:
How many times have you been called to a family members house to clean up their system?
Joe Blow knows how to run Spybot and AdAware?
However, that's not the case here. There was a major bug in the IIS patch that caused system instability, and the patch for the IE end of the hole is in Release Candidate stage, NOT Final stage. It's Microsoft BETA software. I wouldn't run it... (then again, I wouldn't run Windows XP...) Which brings one more point - it's fixed by XP SP2. XP SP2 won't run on NT, 98, 2000, or ME. See a problem? All of those OSes can run IE 6, which is vulnerable.
CBS News, ABC News, and MSNBC all recommend (last paragraph, though, but don't mention the Microsoft fix) Mozilla or Opera. Yes, MSNBC recommends Moz and Opera, and doesn't mention a way to keep using IE, even though the MS in MSNBC stands for Microsoft.
Not to be redundant, but get a Ritz/Wolf Dakota Digital camera (not the PV2), and strap THAT on there (after hacking in a USB plug). DON'T get the Walgreen's one - the USB hack doesn't work, so you'll have to do a SmartMedia hack, which could be disastrous (no door...)
I remember reading somewhere about a project that launched a weather balloon, and had an embedded 486 running Linux. Control was via packet radio (the 486 board was connected to a servo to deploy a parachute, and cut a line), and when it came back down through 17,000 feet, a flashing light and loud siren went off on it, in addition to the 486 feeding GPS coordinates to the team. Apparently, it landed too hard, and the board got shorted out, but they did find it.
This is why you buy the $50 640x480 camera from WalMart...
Well, I couldn't figure out a way to paraphrase the reply to that quote - it's "Well, you can still get one from a strange country ;-)" - my sig was stolen from Bash.org, BTW.
It was a reference to a command-line notice that you got if the printer signaled the OS that there was an error other than out of paper or offline (note that some printers can send an error than Linux doesn't recognize, and you get printer on fire even if it's OoP or offline). It's an old UNIX joke that lived on in Linux. Here's an example, assuming the printer's named lp0:
lp0 printer on fire!
Go here for more info:
http://www.eeggs.com/items/1037.html
Actually, I was joking. I've used links -g, and it sucks. Big.
I really use Opera, but...
http://abcnews.go.com/wire/Business/ap20040625_212 1.html
m ai n626054.shtml
The virus does not affect Macintosh versions of Internet Explorer, nor does it spread through non-Microsoft browsers like Mozilla and Opera.
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/06/25/tech/
Security experts noted that users can avoid the bug by using alternative browsers such as Mozilla and Opera.
Oh, and get ready to shit yourself:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5290386/
Another way to avoid the Trojan horse is to use non-Microsoft browsers such as Mozilla and Opera. Security experts also said that the infection does not affect Macintosh versions of Internet Explorer.
There's the big three broadcast networks covered - ABC, CBS, NBC.
I also like this about Opera. Identical user interface on Win, Linux, FBSD, and Solaris, and Mac just has the menu bar shoved up at the top.
I've heard of images too - why I use links -g ;-)
It can run in framebuffer or X.
Well, I think Linux hibernation actually sticks it in swap (meaning swap must be big enough to accomodate everything in swap plus your RAM).
imagine the power savings
In SLEEP mode? Yes, there is some savings, but power's still going through the RAM. Maybe you want hibernation - suspend/sleep to disk. Just as stable as sleep on Windows (not very), a little harder to do on Linux, but takes a lot less power with a normal shutdown time and a VERY quick boot.
However, there are 8 to 16 chips on a DIMM. So, multiply by 8 to get 16MB for a single-sided DIMM, or 16 to get 32MB for a double-sided DIMM. Not good, but for a new memory type, it's catching up quick.
Well, my guess is it's not compressed, as it is distributed as a .ZIP file. That wouldn't provide any advantage unless it wasn't compressed. Something tells me it is old, though, but that could be better.
Opera 5 dragged? Just fscking great... 'cause it's faster than 6 (I've played around with 5).
I've had problems with Mandrake 10 Community. Annoying bugs, pointless crap, oh, and I have to manually mount stuff like CDs and JumpDrives (I've heard that this is a problem with 2.6, not MDK10C, but then why doesn't it work on the box I upgraded from 9.2, and is running 2.4?) How much is fixed in 10 Final?
Well, the computers running the e-commerce side of the biz are using Windows. Running IIS, in fact...
As for Debian, I don't know your exact configuration, but I've had Debian installed on various crazy partition schemes with multiple hard drives and it's been fine. Dunno what its problem was with your laptop.
;-).
Well, it would have a problem with a laptop with two hard drives
This is my old DESKTOP. It's currently running Mandrake 10.0 Community. Opera 7.51 flies on it. Of course, I don't have to worry about screen real-estate, as 7.5x is a LOT more efficient with the screen, especially now that the Google ads are almost default, and I have a 1280x1024 screen (pushing my free 17" monitor to the limit - 60Hz is bad, but at least it's not as bad as a Dell E770 at 60Hz - I've seen that, and it gives me headaches).
Just a couple things here - what version of Opera did you use? BTW, I'd have worse luck with screen real-estate - it's only 640x480. Also, how would something like ZipSlack do? I've been considering switching to Slack, and ZipSlack is a 100MB (that's why it's called ZipSlack - it was meant to be a sort of Zip-based live distro) UMSDOS distro (UMSDOS means I can keep Windows 95, without repartitioning). I know I'd need to add X if I wanted to run X apps, but it might just do the job.
No, he won't make a killing - people want thinner than 2" thick without screen, and lighter than 10lbs. Also, the performance is DREADFUL on these. Don't take this as a troll, but they just don't perform as well as the Pentium III they're classed against, and they only ramp to 1.2GHz so far (VIA is migrating to a 200MHz bus, though, which should help).
I think a formfactor FOR LAPTOPS needs to be developed. Lots of technicalities though - for one, we have to pick AXIOM (ATI PCI-E mobile graphics, also accepts other PCI-E devices) or MXM (NVIDIA PCI-E mobile graphics, ONLY accepts graphics).
Opera was almost usable? What version? 6.05 is running on Win95 on it now (actually, if it weren't for IE being so fscking slow on it, I'd be using IE or maybe Moz today).
/home), and I didn't want to boot off of a floppy.
Also, I tried Debian on this box (PMMX233, 96MB RAM), and couldn't get either X working or it to cooperate with my dual HDD config (8.4GB / and swap, 4.3GB
I've heard of Links and Dillo - Links is my favorite console browser anyway (I use it on my shell account at Freeshell). I've used naim, but not gotten quite used to the interface, and all of my contacts are using MSN Messenger.
You know, that leads me to the question: What's the best distro for an old P75 with 16MB RAM, and an 810MB HDD (where 1MB = 1000KB, and 1KB = 1000B)? It's currently running Windows 95, but it's too damn slow and unstable (not bad for 95, though). Oh, and the main catches: no CD drive, no network card (although I might find a PCMCIA card...)