i said it isnt always a good thing, sometimes it is, i personally like khtml, but there is no reason i would want it on my webserver. Also, i use konq in gnme, so when im not using any kde stuff, i kill it, i open keep stuff running when i am using it.
debain is funded by software int he public intrest, which is a foundation that exists to fund debian. Apache has a simila group, the apache software foundation.
The serial ports are rj-45? WTF?
The ethernet is rj-45, the serial ports are either db9 or db25. The only box i have ever seen with any sort of rj connecter for the serial port was a VAXstation.
I use linux on an ultrasparc5. I have tried mandrake, redhat6.2, and debian2.2. Out of all three of these i prefer debian, it seems to be the most mature.
The first distro i tried was mandrake, it was miserable, it would barley run, there were library problems everywhere. Then i tried redhat 6.2, i was using the machine as a desktop, so redhat seemed like a good choice, i used redhat for several months, it worked fine, the installer sucked, it took several attempts to get it to install, but once it was running it stayed running.
After many months of redhat i decided to switch to debian, i made this switch for 2 reasons, one redhat had announced 7.0 with no sparc release, and two i had been playying with debian on my x86 boxes, and i liked it. SO i installed debian, i tried many times to get the machine to boot from the floppy, it didnt work, i later found out that an ultra5 will not boot linux from a floppy. Once i switched to trying to boot from CD everything worked fine, the install worked the first time. No problems. I have been using debian 2.2 for several months(im using it right now) and it works fine. It just seems to feel more mature, more tested than the other 2 distros i tried.
some notes about redhat:
1. redhat never said they were not going to ever have a sparc distro again.
2. RPMs are still built for sparc in redhats rawhide system.
3. Redhats sparc mailing list is still active, not as active as it once was, but i think there were 5 postings yesterday, so there are still definitley users.
this is a very common tactict in the electronics industry, because it costs less to fab more of the expensive board, than fab 2 seperaate boards.
A few years back some company released several printers, the only difference between the printers was the model number printed on the front, and the drivers in the box, you could download the better driver off of their website and you had the better printer.
The USA version of many nokia cellphones dont have IR ports, while the EU models do, the difference is simply a plug in module, and the firmware.
There was a ahrddrive a few years back(can't remember who made it) that you could open and remove one piece, and get 20% more space.
I have 2 dell towers that i use as servers, one has on board ethernet, the other one doesnt, but the one that doesnt has the place to solder on the jack, has the controler chip, and appears to have a jumper to turn it on.
I have heard this is also common with kitchen appliances.
i think one of the biggest security problems with security in the workplace today is sticky notes, they are an ideal place to write passwords, and people take advantage of this. Ban sticky notes!
I will agree, the cyber tool is an awsome tool for working on computers, but it is not at all what you need for making cables.
Victorinox does make a cablers knife, but all it has is special blades for striping large(20 plus pairs) cable.
A knife with a sarated blade can also be very usefull, i have one gerber folder that was the inner half of the blade serated, one of the serations is the exact right size for striping 4 pair cable(like cat 5). Gerber makes a lot of great knives, the folders are nice, There letharman style multitools are very nice, like a letherman but the pliers come straight out of the handle and can be flicked out.
thats all well and good, but the poster was not asking about a tool for 110 punchblocks, he needs an rj45 and rj11 crimper, for make telephone and ethernet cables, so it doesnt sound like your tool will do him any good. But it does sound like a nice tool, i'll look into getting one.
well, first not all ppc stuff runs cool, my apple g4 can get pretty darn hot.
Also if i remeber correctly, the sparc laptops, called Sparcbooks, never had ultrasparc CPUs in them, only 32bit sparc CPUs, though they were fun little toys.
THe big problem also with laptop CPUs also is not the heat, its the power consumption, though the two are related.
well, i personally dont find that line at all confusing, if you were a programmer you porably would be confused by it, and writing basic doesnt count. I personally find japanese confusing, because i dont speak japanese, im sure if i spoke it it would be nearly as confusing.
wow, you just really didn't get the point of the question, he doesnt want a remote control for the mouse, he wants a vnc type solution where he can view desktops on worstations from acentral workstation, and take control of the desktops. you fail
i personally use a rubermaid keyboard tray i found trashing one night, it is very nice, when i pricded this particular model out, they wanted like $200 for it.
wow, there are a lot of replys ot this post. i think this is pne of the longest threads i have ever seen, if not the longest. I wonder what the slashdot reocrd is?
i know for a fact that there are a lot of slashdot readers in the bay area. but if you live around here you should come check out the 2600 meeting some day, we meet the first friday of everymonth at the embarcedero center, we even have a web page, http://www.yak.net/sf2600.
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i said it isnt always a good thing, sometimes it is, i personally like khtml, but there is no reason i would want it on my webserver. Also, i use konq in gnme, so when im not using any kde stuff, i kill it, i open keep stuff running when i am using it.
sun made optical mice long before microsoft did. Having the webbrowser as an OS component isnt always a good thing
L. Ron Hubbard is dead, yet he still seems to be writing books.
well, konqueror 4, possibly 5 of those things. The one im not sure about is number 4. And the rendering is more than passable.
debain is funded by software int he public intrest, which is a foundation that exists to fund debian. Apache has a simila group, the apache software foundation.
no, it wasnt, linux ppc decided to become a legal non-profit coproration.
+1 funny?
no, sorry, try -1 offtopic.
The serial ports are rj-45? WTF?
The ethernet is rj-45, the serial ports are either db9 or db25. The only box i have ever seen with any sort of rj connecter for the serial port was a VAXstation.
why is everyone with a usernumber above 100,000 so annoying?
The first distro i tried was mandrake, it was miserable, it would barley run, there were library problems everywhere. Then i tried redhat 6.2, i was using the machine as a desktop, so redhat seemed like a good choice, i used redhat for several months, it worked fine, the installer sucked, it took several attempts to get it to install, but once it was running it stayed running.
After many months of redhat i decided to switch to debian, i made this switch for 2 reasons, one redhat had announced 7.0 with no sparc release, and two i had been playying with debian on my x86 boxes, and i liked it. SO i installed debian, i tried many times to get the machine to boot from the floppy, it didnt work, i later found out that an ultra5 will not boot linux from a floppy. Once i switched to trying to boot from CD everything worked fine, the install worked the first time. No problems. I have been using debian 2.2 for several months(im using it right now) and it works fine. It just seems to feel more mature, more tested than the other 2 distros i tried.
some notes about redhat:
1. redhat never said they were not going to ever have a sparc distro again.
2. RPMs are still built for sparc in redhats rawhide system.
3. Redhats sparc mailing list is still active, not as active as it once was, but i think there were 5 postings yesterday, so there are still definitley users.
its pronounced doo-mass
this is a very common tactict in the electronics industry, because it costs less to fab more of the expensive board, than fab 2 seperaate boards.
A few years back some company released several printers, the only difference between the printers was the model number printed on the front, and the drivers in the box, you could download the better driver off of their website and you had the better printer.
The USA version of many nokia cellphones dont have IR ports, while the EU models do, the difference is simply a plug in module, and the firmware.
There was a ahrddrive a few years back(can't remember who made it) that you could open and remove one piece, and get 20% more space.
I have 2 dell towers that i use as servers, one has on board ethernet, the other one doesnt, but the one that doesnt has the place to solder on the jack, has the controler chip, and appears to have a jumper to turn it on.
I have heard this is also common with kitchen appliances.
how about s/less weakly/weaker/
These days a lot of the cDc members live in san francisco.
i think one of the biggest security problems with security in the workplace today is sticky notes, they are an ideal place to write passwords, and people take advantage of this. Ban sticky notes!
Victorinox does make a cablers knife, but all it has is special blades for striping large(20 plus pairs) cable.
A knife with a sarated blade can also be very usefull, i have one gerber folder that was the inner half of the blade serated, one of the serations is the exact right size for striping 4 pair cable(like cat 5). Gerber makes a lot of great knives, the folders are nice, There letharman style multitools are very nice, like a letherman but the pliers come straight out of the handle and can be flicked out.
thats all well and good, but the poster was not asking about a tool for 110 punchblocks, he needs an rj45 and rj11 crimper, for make telephone and ethernet cables, so it doesnt sound like your tool will do him any good. But it does sound like a nice tool, i'll look into getting one.
Also if i remeber correctly, the sparc laptops, called Sparcbooks, never had ultrasparc CPUs in them, only 32bit sparc CPUs, though they were fun little toys.
THe big problem also with laptop CPUs also is not the heat, its the power consumption, though the two are related.
well, i personally dont find that line at all confusing, if you were a programmer you porably would be confused by it, and writing basic doesnt count. I personally find japanese confusing, because i dont speak japanese, im sure if i spoke it it would be nearly as confusing.
wow, you just really didn't get the point of the question, he doesnt want a remote control for the mouse, he wants a vnc type solution where he can view desktops on worstations from acentral workstation, and take control of the desktops.
you fail
i personally use a rubermaid keyboard tray i found trashing one night, it is very nice, when i pricded this particular model out, they wanted like $200 for it.
tandy 1000s are not all that hard to find, i have one of the tabel across the room from me, it works, i bought it last year for $5.
wow, there are a lot of replys ot this post. i think this is pne of the longest threads i have ever seen, if not the longest. I wonder what the slashdot reocrd is?
i know for a fact that there are a lot of slashdot readers in the bay area. but if you live around here you should come check out the 2600 meeting some day, we meet the first friday of everymonth at the embarcedero center, we even have a web page, http://www.yak.net/sf2600.
If there are people on this earth stupid enough to approve that evolution must not be happening.