Linux-Advocacy Digest #227, Volume #29 Wed, 20 Sep 00 01:13:03 EDT
Contents:
Re: Computer and memory ("Aaron R. Kulkis")
Re: The Linux Experience
Re: filename extensions are NOT a kludge (Donovan Rebbechi)
Re: The internet was built on WIndow 95? (was Re: How low can they go...?) (Zenin)
Re: [OT] Global warming. (was Public v. Private Schools) (Jason Bowen)
Re: New Linux Install (Dean Plude)
Space Shuttle uses Windows software almost exclusively ("Chad Myers")
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From: "Aaron R. Kulkis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.ms-windows.advocacy,comp.os.ms-windows.nt.advocacy
Subject: Re: Computer and memory
Date: Wed, 20 Sep 2000 00:22:04 -0400
Ingemar Lundin wrote:
>
> "Aaron R. Kulkis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> skrev i meddelandet
> news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> > No Name wrote:
> > >
> > > On Tue, 19 Sep 2000 12:52:59 GMT, Chad Myers said:
> > > >
> > > >"No Name" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> > > >news:8q7lj3$jht$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> > > >> On Sat, 16 Sep 2000 18:44:29 GMT, Chad Myers said:
> > > >> >Low Earth Orbit satellites don't experience as much of this as
> > > >> >high-orbit satellites do.
> > > >> >
> > > >> >Teledisic www.teledesic.com is building a global LEOS network
> > > >> >that will provide low-latency broadband internet access globally.
> > > >> >
> > > >> >Now here's an example of a company that's DOING SOMETHING to
> > > >> >solve a problem. Not ironically, it's an American company...
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >> A company that without the favor and openess of other countries to
> > > >> market its services would find impossible to sell a global
> > > >> link.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >Teledesic has already gained the approval of all the major
> communications
> > > >control companies. So far, third world countries are excited about this
> > > >technology as it will bring easily accessible, reasonably priced
> Internet
> > > >access to their countries which don't have any type of cable or
> telephone
> > > >infrastructure to build upon, or have remote citizens with now direct
> > > >land-line link of any sorts.
> > > >
> > > >They've gained US FCC acceptance, the ITU's acceptance. They've also
> > > >had several foreign investors including a Saudi gentleman that
> > > >invested US $200 million
> > >
> > > Which proves my intial point. I would like to see what happens if a
> > > similar non American company tried to do the same in the US. They would
> > > be denied permission to trade in the US for the same motive I'll
> > > quote for the 3rd time: a Telecom company has to be owned by US
> citizens.
> > >
> > > No wonder 3rd world countries are excited, but when those same 3rd
> > > world countries try to sell their products in the US they find all kind
> > > of protectionist measures, which has been my point in this thread: the
> >
> > It has nothing to do with market protectionism and EVERYTHNG to
> > do with national defense.
> >
>
> national defence?
>
> <LoL> against what?...el salvador invading usa?
No...fucking dimbulb
Internal Communications are vital to the national defense of ANY
country.
Laying wire is a slow, labor intensive process.
Having your internal commo in the hands of foreigners is downright
stupid.
No country on the face of the earth entrusts their communications and
other vital infrastructures to foreigners unless they have no means to
do it on their own (case in point: Saudi Arabia...who rely upon
westerners
to run their phone system).
>
> typical paranoid right-wing thinking...
>
> /IL
--
Aaron R. Kulkis
Unix Systems Engineer
ICQ # 3056642
H: "Having found not one single carbon monoxide leak on the entire
premises, it is my belief, and Willard concurs, that the reason
you folks feel listless and disoriented is simply because
you are lazy, stupid people"
I: Loren Petrich's 2-week stubborn refusal to respond to the
challenge to describe even one philosophical difference
between himself and the communists demonstrates that, in fact,
Loren Petrich is a COMMUNIST ***hole
A: The wise man is mocked by fools.
B: Jet Silverman plays the fool and spews out nonsense as a
method of sidetracking discussions which are headed in a
direction that she doesn't like.
C: Jet Silverman claims to have killfiled me.
D: Jet Silverman now follows me from newgroup to newsgroup
...despite (D) above.
E: Jet is not worthy of the time to compose a response until
their behavior improves.
F: Unit_4's "Kook hunt" reminds me of "Jimmy Baker's" harangues against
adultery while concurrently committing adultery with Tammy Hahn.
G: Knackos...you're a retard.
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From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: The Linux Experience
Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2000 21:23:33 -0700
Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
David M. Cook <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> On Tue, 19 Sep 2000 16:08:24 GMT, Jake Taense <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> >From XFree86's web site she found that TrueType support was introduced in
> >version 4. She knew she had 3.3.6. There was no hint that RedHat's
> >distribution of XFree86 wasn't standard, and she had no reason to suspect
>
> Does this not suggest to you that Red Hat is to blame for not making this
> clear, not the XFree86 folks?
Before blaming Red Hat this information from their website has to be taken
into consideration:
======
What is xfs and what do I need to do to get it started?
xfs is an X Font Server included with the recent versions of Red Hat
Linux. The version of xfs included with Red Hat Linux has been patched to
provide enhancements to the stock XFree86 version. The version of xfs on
Red Hat Linux is capable of serving both TrueType and Type 1 fonts as well
as legacy X fonts. In addition, xfs should improve performance as the job
of serving fonts is off-loaded from the X server into a separate process.
In order to get this going, you need to be running Red Hat Linux 6.0 or
newer. You also need to have networking and xfs service installed and
running. Please note that if you have upgraded any of the XFree86
packages from sources other than Red Hat, you may not have all the
enhancements available. More than likely in this case, X will crash and
burn :)
======
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Donovan Rebbechi)
Subject: Re: filename extensions are NOT a kludge
Date: 20 Sep 2000 04:32:25 GMT
On 20 Sep 2000 02:23:28 GMT, FM wrote:
>Richard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>It would make it more complicated to *learn* and even recall.
>>Man, you /have/ had your brain fried by C/C++.
>
>You should re-examine your own brain instead. If I
>remember correctly, you don't even know C/C++.
As a C++ user, one thing that I have learned to despise is gratuitous
side effects ( for example, the error prone ostrstream interface which
automatically calls freeze() when you call str() ) and gratuitous
overloading ( usually on the part of inexperienced programmers who don't
know better. geesh, why not just have one name per class to make things
"simpler" ;-).
The thing about C++ is that it lets you do it either way, and you learn
for yourself pretty quickly that there is a right way and a wrong way
to do this kind of thing. Maybe "Richard" should take a remedial course
in OO design and get back to us (-;
--
Donovan
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From: Zenin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
comp.lang.java.advocacy,comp.os.ms-windows.advocacy,comp.os.ms-windows.nt.advocacy
Subject: Re: The internet was built on WIndow 95? (was Re: How low can they go...?)
Date: Wed, 20 Sep 2000 04:40:34 -0000
Erik Funkenbusch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
: "R.E.Ballard ( Rex Ballard )" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>snip<
: You're assuming that the driver comes with the distribution. That won't
: always be the case. Part of the PnP spec is that when devices are swapped
: in, and no device driver is present, it prompts to install drivers.
Prompt who, I wonder?
The PnP spec is incredibly Windows desktop biased. The various
Linux, *BSD, x86 Unix, etc systems have done a remarkable job
utilizing the relevant and useful parts of PnP as it pertains to a
unix environment while not getting bogged down in the explicitly
Windows-centric aspects (such as "prompt to install drivers").
: Suppose that in some not too distant future, Linux becomes ubiquitious
: enough that most vendors start shipping Linux drivers with new products.
: What happens when you plug a device released this week into your year old
: installation of Linux? Nothing.
Good. That's exactly what should happen.
Sadly, Linux will likely change to match this as well as it moves
forward in its attempt to be a legitimate desktop system...
:> Linux drivers tend to be fairly generic. Essentially, the driver
:> software is focused on a chip, rather than a card. The card
:> identification is mapped to the appropriate chip, what is left is which
:> interrupts and I/O ports can be used with that chip. Most of this can be
:> configured with Linuxconf, and in some cases, switching cards simply
:> means a different ID, but the same interrupts and I/O can be used.
:
: That's not PnP.
You're right, it's not....thank goodness.
--
-Zenin ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) From The Blue Camel we learn:
BSD: A psychoactive drug, popular in the 80s, probably developed at UC
Berkeley or thereabouts. Similar in many ways to the prescription-only
medication called "System V", but infinitely more useful. (Or, at least,
more fun.) The full chemical name is "Berkeley Standard Distribution".
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From: Jason Bowen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
comp.os.os2.advocacy,comp.sys.mac.advocacy,comp.os.ms-windows.nt.advocacy
Subject: Re: [OT] Global warming. (was Public v. Private Schools)
Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2000 22:32:08 -0600
"Aaron R. Kulkis" wrote:
>
> WimpyDyno wrote:
> >
> > In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Aaron R. Kulkis"
> > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > > WimpyDyno wrote:
> > > >
> > > > In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Aaron R. Kulkis"
> > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > WimpyDyno wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Aaron R. Kulkis"
> > > > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > WimpyDyno wrote:
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Aaron R. Kulkis"
> > > > > > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > "Joseph T. Adams" wrote:
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > In comp.os.linux.advocacy Chad Myers
> > > > > > > > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > > > > > > > > wrote in part:
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > : The Earth is a system of balances. If one thing gets out
> > > > > > > > > > : of
> > > > > > > > > > : whack,
> > > > > > > > > > : 10 other things compensate to restore the balance.
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > This is true of market economies also.
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > The problem is that it can take a really long time (from
> > > > > > > > > > our
> > > > > > > > > > perspective at least) for the damage to be corrected.
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > : This has been happening over billions of years. Many more
> > > > > > > > > > : catastrophic
> > > > > > > > > > : things have happened to the ecosystem that Humans could
> > > > > > > > > > : ever
> > > > > > > > > > : cook
> > > > > > > > > > : up
> > > > > > > > > > : and the ecosystem restored itself in a geological second.
> > > > > > > > > > : The
> > > > > > > > > > : amount
> > > > > > > > > > : of data we, as humans, have collected scientifically over
> > > > > > > > > > : the
> > > > > > > > > > : past
> > > > > > > > > > : 1-200 years is nothing. It's not even a nano-second in
> > > > > > > > > > : geological
> > > > > > > > > > : terms. To conclude or attempt to draw anything from
> > > > > > > > > > : these
> > > > > > > > > > : statistics
> > > > > > > > > > : is meaningless and absurd to say the least.
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > We've collected substantial evidence of the earth's
> > > > > > > > > > geological
> > > > > > > > > > history.
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > The catastrophes of earlier geological ages did not destroy
> > > > > > > > > > the
> > > > > > > > > > earth,
> > > > > > > > > > nor will our activities, but they *did* change the climate
> > > > > > > > > > in
> > > > > > > > > > ways
> > > > > > > > > > that would have been horribly destructive to human
> > > > > > > > > > civilization
> > > > > > > > > > had
> > > > > > > > > > it
> > > > > > > > > > existed at the time. The fear is that our far smaller, but
> > > > > > > > > > still
> > > > > > > > > > potentially significant, activities might similarly cause
> > > > > > > > > > destruction
> > > > > > > > > > to human (and other) habitats in the relatively near
> > > > > > > > > > future.
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > I'm not convinced that it will. I'm convinced that it
> > > > > > > > > > might,
> > > > > > > > > > though,
> > > > > > > > > > and that the chance that it might is sufficient reason for
> > > > > > > > > > us
> > > > > > > > > > to
> > > > > > > > > > continue to study and to evaluate our activities to make
> > > > > > > > > > sure
> > > > > > > > > > that
> > > > > > > > > > we
> > > > > > > > > > aren't creating any potentially avoidable problems.
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > : Dinosaur populations excreted more methane and CO/2 than
> > > > > > > > > > : humans
> > > > > > > > > > : could ever hope to generate.
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > Yep. But most of the sites of today's cities were under
> > > > > > > > > > water
> > > > > > > > > > then.
> > > > > > > > > > Later, most of today's lakes and straits and mountains were
> > > > > > > > > > under
> > > > > > > > > > thousands of feet of ice. Neither of those outcomes would
> > > > > > > > > > be
> > > > > > > > > > particularly desirable today.
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > : It's rather arrogant and self-important
> > > > > > > > > > : to think that humans are so powerful that we could
> > > > > > > > > > : permanently
> > > > > > > > > > : change
> > > > > > > > > > : or destroy the ecosystem and have it stay permanently
> > > > > > > > > > : dead.
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > I don't think anyone is alleging that we could permanently
> > > > > > > > > > destroy
> > > > > > > > > > the
> > > > > > > > > > Earth. Only that our activities, if continued unchecked,
> > > > > > > > > > could
> > > > > > > > > > alter
> > > > > > > > > > climate substantially enough, and for long enough, to have
> > > > > > > > > > a
> > > > > > > > > > detrimental impact on human and other habitats.
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > : We will
> > > > > > > > > > : kill ourselves with war or accidentally releasing a
> > > > > > > > > > : deadly
> > > > > > > > > > : virus
> > > > > > > > > > : into the world before we'll ever hope to destroy this
> > > > > > > > > > : planet.
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > Very possible. We've come damn close, more than once.
> > > > > > > > > > Closer
> > > > > > > > > > than
> > > > > > > > > > most people are willing to believe.
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > : Granted, we shouldn't try, I agree we need to control
> > > > > > > > > > : ourselves
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > That's all I'm saying. It's all that responsible
> > > > > > > > > > environmentalists
> > > > > > > > > > are saying too. (There are a lot of very *irresponsible*
> > > > > > > > > > folks
> > > > > > > > > > pretending to be environmentalists that are saying a lot
> > > > > > > > > > more.
> > > > > > > > > > Mostly, those are folks with political agendas, usually of
> > > > > > > > > > a
> > > > > > > > > > leftist
> > > > > > > > > > variety, who *use* well-meaning but naive environmental
> > > > > > > > > > activists
> > > > > > > > > > to
> > > > > > > > > > promote that agenda.)
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > , but
> > > > > > > > > > : this world has been through huge floods, all sorts of
> > > > > > > > > > : geological
> > > > > > > > > > : disasters (giant earthquakes, massive volcanoes spewing
> > > > > > > > > > : millions
> > > > > > > > > > : of
> > > > > > > > > > : tons of CO/2, methane, and all other sorts of noxious
> > > > > > > > > > : gasses
> > > > > > > > > > : into
> > > > > > > > > > : the atmosphere) and look where we are today, paradise.
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > We have an environment that is in many respects better than
> > > > > > > > > > it
> > > > > > > > > > ever
> > > > > > > > > > has been (more free from infectious disease, for example).
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > The challenge is keeping it that way.
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > And in spite of the progress we've made, there still are
> > > > > > > > > > serious
> > > > > > > > > > problems such as air pollution in large cities, both air
> > > > > > > > > > and
> > > > > > > > > > water
> > > > > > > > > > pollution behind the former Iron Curtain, rapid
> > > > > > > > > > deforestation
> > > > > > > > > > in
> > > > > > > > > > certain areas (mostly South America and Latin America),
> > > > > > > > > > and, to
> > > > > > > > > > be
> > > > > > > > > > blunt, unsustainable development in certain parts of the
> > > > > > > > > > world
> > > > > > > > > > where
> > > > > > > > > > there simply is not enough guaranteed fresh water to
> > > > > > > > > > sustain
> > > > > > > > > > life.
> > > > > > > > > > (The wealthy oil states of the Middle East, and the urban
> > > > > > > > > > areas
> > > > > > > > > > of
> > > > > > > > > > the
> > > > > > > > > > southwestern U.S., are prime examples of this).
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > Preventable diseases still kill tens of millions in the
> > > > > > > > > > poorest
> > > > > > > > > > countries. Wars and famines caused mostly by statist
> > > > > > > > > > political
> > > > > > > > > > ideologies claim many more.
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > We're doing better than we did in the past in many ways,
> > > > > > > > > > but
> > > > > > > > > > there
> > > > > > > > > > is
> > > > > > > > > > still much work left to be done.
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > As a libertarian I hope it can be done the way it should
> > > > > > > > > > be,
> > > > > > > > > > namely,
> > > > > > > > > > by voluntary cooperation and consent.
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > But it does need to be done.
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > I don't know if global warming is something we can control,
> > > > > > > > > > or
> > > > > > > > > > should
> > > > > > > > > > attempt to. But I certainly would like to know. And I
> > > > > > > > > > certainly
> > > > > > > > > > suggest caution in the meantime.
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > : We're do for
> > > > > > > > > > : another ice age here in about 25-50,000 years or so,
> > > > > > > > > > : we're
> > > > > > > > > > : probably
> > > > > > > > > > : just seeing the cycle repeat itself and seeing the
> > > > > > > > > > : ecosystem
> > > > > > > > > > : building
> > > > > > > > > > : up and building up for the next ice age when it'll all
> > > > > > > > > > : start
> > > > > > > > > > : over
> > > > > > > > > > : again and the same thing will happen 100,000 years after
> > > > > > > > > > : that
> > > > > > > > > > : like
> > > > > > > > > > : it's done for the past several million years.
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > Probably.
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > But in the meantime I'd like those who will come after me
> > > > > > > > > > to be
> > > > > > > > > > able
> > > > > > > > > > to enjoy the same, or better, environmental AND economic
> > > > > > > > > > conditions
> > > > > > > > > > that we have today.
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > To ensure this, we must avoid both extremes. We must not
> > > > > > > > > > destroy
> > > > > > > > > > people's livelihoods in a vain attempt to meet arbitrary or
> > > > > > > > > > unrealistic goals that might not be necessary or even
> > > > > > > > > > worthwhile.
> > > > > > > > > > At
> > > > > > > > > > the same time, we must not ignore the mounting evidence
> > > > > > > > > > that
> > > > > > > > > > warming
> > > > > > > > > > *is* occurring, that human activities *may* be contributing
> > > > > > > > > > to
> > > > > > > > > > it,
> > > > > > > > > > and
> > > > > > > > > > that the costs for dealing with it *will* be staggering.
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > : Humanity is not even a blink of an eye in the Earth's
> > > > > > > > > > : history
> > > > > > > > > > : and
> > > > > > > > > > : it's not about to be destroyed by us.
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > Unlike some of my more left-leaning peers, I'm not
> > > > > > > > > > concerned
> > > > > > > > > > about
> > > > > > > > > > the
> > > > > > > > > > destruction of Earth, so much as I am about the destruction
> > > > > > > > > > of
> > > > > > > > > > human
> > > > > > > > > > (and other) life on it.
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > Joe
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > Paging Chicken Little
> > > > > > > > > Paging Chicken Little
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > The Sky is Falling!
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > If someone tells me the sky is falling, I at least look up.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > That is why......... you fail.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Is this the portion of the evening when we randomly quote Star
> > > > > > Wars?
> > > > >
> > > > > No...this is the portion of the evening when you disregard wise
> > > > > analysis of why you are a loser.
> > > >
> > > > Have I insulted you in any way?
> > >
> > > Yes... you sided with the loser eco-propagandist.
> > >
> > >
> > > > Didn't you at one point claim not to be the instigator in these flame
> > > > wars?
> > >
> > > When ignorant assholes refuse to cease and desist from spreading lies,
> > > then...i turn up the heat.
> >
> > You're more than a bit of an asshole yourself. AFAIC, this thread is
> > over. It seems no one wants real information or reason, only what they
> > want to hear.
>
> Translation: WimpyDyno concedes defeat.
>
Actually you've admitted defeat by name calling and being unable to
provide proof for claims and making outright lies. Congratulations
Aaron, you deserve it.
>
> --
> Aaron R. Kulkis
> Unix Systems Engineer
> ICQ # 3056642
>
> H: "Having found not one single carbon monoxide leak on the entire
> premises, it is my belief, and Willard concurs, that the reason
> you folks feel listless and disoriented is simply because
> you are lazy, stupid people"
>
> I: Loren Petrich's 2-week stubborn refusal to respond to the
> challenge to describe even one philosophical difference
> between himself and the communists demonstrates that, in fact,
> Loren Petrich is a COMMUNIST ***hole
>
> A: The wise man is mocked by fools.
>
> B: Jet Silverman plays the fool and spews out nonsense as a
> method of sidetracking discussions which are headed in a
> direction that she doesn't like.
>
> C: Jet Silverman claims to have killfiled me.
>
> D: Jet Silverman now follows me from newgroup to newsgroup
> ...despite (D) above.
>
> E: Jet is not worthy of the time to compose a response until
> their behavior improves.
>
> F: Unit_4's "Kook hunt" reminds me of "Jimmy Baker's" harangues against
> adultery while concurrently committing adultery with Tammy Hahn.
>
> G: Knackos...you're a retard.
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From: Dean Plude <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.setup,alt.os.linux.mandrake
Subject: Re: New Linux Install
Date: Wed, 20 Sep 2000 04:44:31 GMT
Blake Leverett wrote:
> A little advice:
>
> 1. Make a detailed list of all hardware you have, including
> settings. Also include BIOS settings.
> 2. Read a little about stuff you don't understand, then proceed.
> 3. Have a pencil and paper handy to record what happens, plus all
> the information that springs forth during the install that will
> be useful later.
>
> OR
>
> Just stick the CD in and go for it. In case of troubles, goto
> step #1 above.
>
> Blake Leverett
>
> ps Draper? Are you a fellow MIT grad?
>
> James M. Luongo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> > I plan on installing Linux Mandrake 7.1 for the first time. I need some
> > help. How big should the partitions be? And, I heard something about
> > LiLo not recognizing a Linux partition after a certain disk cylinder (or
> > sector, whatever). I think it was 1023, but I'm not sure. Is this
> > true? Help!
> > --
> > ------------------------
> > James M. Luongo x1427
> > Draper Laboratory Room 4207
> > ------------------------
Mandrake 7.1 no longer has that problem use GRUB when prompted for a boot
loader
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From: "Chad Myers" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
comp.os.ms-windows.nt.advocacy,comp.sys.mac.advocacy,comp.os.os2.advocacy
Subject: Space Shuttle uses Windows software almost exclusively
Date: Wed, 20 Sep 2000 04:44:36 GMT
I said almost because their MIGHT be one or two
pieces of software that weren't for Windows, but
I couldn't find 'em.
http://www.spaceref.com/shuttle/computer/spoc/
(click on a few of the links/screenshots on the left)
They even use Windows (NT apparently) to control
life-support systems including warning and
monitoring systems:
http://www.spaceref.com/shuttle/computer/spoc/cautwarn.html
Here's an example of one of the three network diagrams
they have for the space shuttle and space station:
http://www.spaceref.com/shuttle/computer/106.LAN.nominal.html
At least a few of them are windows, but, judging by the
software it says the no-named-OS computers are running,
it appears they are Windows as well.
No mention of Linux, MacOS, or *laf* OS/2
Guess they actually want some productivity. They also
trust their lives to it because they know that when it's
properly set up, NT can be the most stable OS available
(2nd only to Win2k, of course).
-Chad
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