RE: [eug-lug]HELLO!

2004-03-24 Thread Master O Planets
I got this modem used and I really didn't use it so I've been playing with the modem to see if it is ok. I have been getting some intermittent login errors and normally these modems are rock solid. I have two other US Robotics Externals that I use regularly with no problems. I did test it with w

[Eug-lug]Palms and ebooks

2003-04-05 Thread Master O Planets
I recently inherited a palm III, but with out the cradle. Anyone have a spare or low cost Palm III cradle or sync cable. I just want to play around with syncing with RH. For a long time I had given up on ebooks because I couldn't find any free sources. I finally found http://etext.virginia.edu/e

RE: [Eug-lug]HB2892 Made The Oregonian

2003-04-05 Thread Master O Planets
The way I read this article they seem to be spinning the industry position. I like the community garden analogy, but I note the BSA got the last word. I hope you will hammer them on the cost savings. Money is their god, so worship devotedly. I think I'm on my 1 billionth reboot of my windows mach

RE: [Eug-lug]knoppix version 3.1

2003-04-04 Thread Master O Planets
I am sure you'll get the skinny before 24 is up. As I remember from kbob's presentation, the CD doesn't have a root password. You set it from a Konsole while it is running. I knew this would come up and I didn't write it down. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PR

RE: [Eug-lug]HB2892 Update

2003-04-04 Thread Master O Planets
Well said! Kent is looking for the root on knoppix; I knew I should have written down what you said at the presentation. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Bob Miller Sent: Friday, April 04, 2003 10:45 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Eug-

RE: [Eug-lug]HB2892 Update

2003-04-03 Thread Master O Planets
Git em! -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Cooper Stevenson Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2003 7:00 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; PLUG Mailing List; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Eug-lug]HB2892 Update Friends, I've just returned from the capitol buildi

RE: [Eug-lug]Nifty Laptop for sale with ALL the fix'ns

2003-04-01 Thread Master O Planets
Title: [Eug-lug]Nifty Laptop for sale with ALL the fix'ns What's the bottom line? -Original Message-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]On Behalf Of Harald SundtSent: Tuesday, April 01, 2003 11:37 AMTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED]Subject: [Eug-lug]Nifty Laptop for sale wi

RE: [Eug-lug]tonight clinic

2003-04-01 Thread Master O Planets
EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [Eug-lug]tonight clinic Thanks for the tip. Which SVDP outlet is the 'computer' location (like the GW Coburg location). Thanks, -Gregor On Sun, 30 Mar 2003, Master O Planets wrote: > I would hope you would consider donating you old computer equipment t

RE: [Eug-lug]tonight clinic

2003-03-30 Thread Master O Planets
I would hope you would consider donating you old computer equipment to St. Vincent De Paul vs. Goodwill. I worked as a computer tech for Goodwill for a short time; in the end I walked on them. I found them to be interested in the money only. I felt that the way they treated potential customers t

RE: [Eug-lug][ttac02] There's a war on, do you know where your data is? (fwd)

2003-03-24 Thread Master O Planets
Thank you for this timely information. I was wondering what had happened to Carnivore. At www.echelonwatch.org I found that that little fish has been swallowed by a much larger fish. All this surveillance is giving computing a black eye. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailt

[Eug-lug]knoppix ok, operator not working

2003-03-22 Thread Master O Planets
I have been having problems getting knoppix to work on my computers. The computer hiccupped did a warm boot and the knoppix cd I had left in the drive kicked in. It loaded properly. I don't know why it wasn't working before. I rebooted warm and cold. Second computer BIOS was not set properly (

[Eug-lug]Maybe I don't understand Knoppix, but its not hardware

2003-03-22 Thread Master O Planets
I made these observations and assumptions: I tried to boot knoppix on three separate computers. I recently loaded RH 8.0 on these all of these computers in a dual boot configuration. The boot process w/RH was flawless and there have been no modifications to the BIOS. I tried to boot knoppix on

[Eug-lug]Knoppix disk must be bad

2003-03-21 Thread Master O Planets
I tested the disk on three dual boot computers, then on one with windows only. It didn't boot knoppix. I was able to read the manual under windows. I guess the disk must be bad. It happens. I will bring it along next Saturday. Thanks, Brian ___ Eug

[Eug-lug]Grub interferes with Knoppix boot

2003-03-21 Thread Master O Planets
I note that the RH 8.0 boot loader Grub interferes with the boot of Koppix 3.1. Hardware boot order is floppy, CD, IDE. Failure on three dual boot machines. Stopping Grub and pressing TAB gives a list of possible commands, but which one, (is it the red wire or the blue wire.) I know this is "bon

[Eug-lug]KNOPPIX Presentation sounds interesting

2003-03-12 Thread Master O Planets
I was hoping to get a copy of KNOPPIX on Sat. If I bring a couple of CDR's would that be possible? ___ Eug-LUG mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mailman.efn.org/cgi-bin/listinfo/eug-lug

[Eug-lug]Tux makes the cover of Business Week

2003-02-26 Thread Master O Planets
This may be non-news for the core users of this forum, but there is a cover story article on the rise of Linux in Business Week. I was very pleased to read it and I hope this will accelerate the arrival of Open Office to the business desktop. There is a short version at Business Week online, but

[Eug-lug]A business proposal to Kent Loobey and potentially interested individuals

2002-12-02 Thread Master O Planets
Kent Pardon my slow response, I had to attend to the holiday. Thank you Dexter for your expose on the Thanksgiving holiday. Having graduated from the Plymouth-Carver H.S. in Plymouth, MA, I would agree that the Indian myth is perpetuated there. One of the many hypocrisies that I would like to s

RE: [Eug-lug]Python Class at LCC

2002-11-26 Thread Master O Planets
Yes. The project will have multiple purposes and one of those is to use all open source software . Now that I have used RH 8.0 I would say that Linux is ready for "prime time." I find that time and again that the general public have never heard of open source software. I want to show them somet

RE: [Eug-lug]Python Class at LCC

2002-11-25 Thread Master O Planets
Would you be interested in collaborating on an animation related business project? -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Benjamin Huot Sent: Sunday, November 24, 2002 12:20 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Eug-lug]Python Class at LCC The

RE: [Eug-lug]Python Class at LCC

2002-11-25 Thread Master O Planets
I cannot afford the time or money for this class but I would like to know how it integrates with Blender 2.50 open source 3D rendering software. The manual for Blender 2.23 mentions support for Python. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Bob M

RE: [Eug-lug]IAO, the history machine, and you

2002-11-22 Thread Master O Planets
I wouldn't be so sure of that, but I am generally comfortable with the incompetence and complacency of the operator behind the machine. http://www.msnbc.com/news/660096.asp -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Beaker (aka Jeff W) Sent: Friday,

RE: [Eug-lug]walmart lycoris pcs

2002-11-15 Thread Master O Planets
If it is anything like the E-machine (the early under $500 computer.) It will have a small proprietary power supply, limited PCI / ISA (?) expansion slots, and watch out for a floppy drive integrated into the front cover (a replacement cost $50, where a generic cost $15.) I bought one a few year

RE: [Eug-lug]Halloween VII

2002-11-06 Thread Master O Planets
Thank you, for this made my day. I was unaware of the Halloween memo debate. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:eug-lug-admin@;efn.org]On Behalf Of Ben Barrett Sent: Wednesday, November 06, 2002 10:13 AM To: euglug Subject: [Eug-lug]Halloween VII The latest leaks from Mi

RE: [Eug-lug]What is the value of w/user install

2002-10-25 Thread Master O Planets
sn't look right. On to number 5. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:eug-lug-admin@;efn.org]On Behalf Of P Casper Sent: Friday, October 25, 2002 5:31 PM To: Eugene Linux Users Group Subject: Re: [Eug-lug]What is the value of w/user install On Fri, 2002-10-25 at 13:

[Eug-lug]What is the value of w/user install

2002-10-25 Thread Master O Planets
I am preparing to install mandrake 8.2 without windows as a dual boot OS. What is the value of using an install, with user, creating a user partition. I'm going to use it. Is there a program like Ghost to create partition images? I know that Linux is far more powerful in this regard. I just don

[Eug-lug]screen readers and recorders under Linux

2002-10-25 Thread Master O Planets
I have been working with some blind computer users in Eugene and I would like to do some experimenting in the use of screen readers under Linux. I found this article, as well as the site, to be of interest of Linux users. http://www.betterhumans.com/News/news.aspx?articleID=2002-10-09-1 I would

RE: [Eug-lug]Looking for other Linux novices

2002-10-25 Thread Master O Planets
;s great. But bring it to the lug. You and another want to setup two clients connecting to the same X server. Bring in your systems and work through your HOWTOs there. When you get stuck, fire off some questions and you'll see your learning bypassing all of the toughest obstacles. The point is to

RE: [Eug-lug]Another fine waste of time

2002-10-25 Thread Master O Planets
A noble cause! I wanted your expert opinion whether to say "come and get me (M$) copper!" or to enter SECRET in the email section of the registration form. On the privacy issue, there was an interesting article in Newsweek about M$ hiring anthropologists to look over the shoulder of a family of W

RE: [Eug-lug]Networking question from a novice

2002-10-24 Thread Master O Planets
g-lug]Networking question from a novice If you have Samba set up right it's easier in the long run. Of course I'm good enough that I've hosed my own server. Mostly just playing with a few different OS's though. --- Master O Planets <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thank you!

RE: [Eug-lug]Networking question from a novice

2002-10-24 Thread Master O Planets
:19 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Eug-lug]Networking question from a novice Master O Planets, "network directly" means lots of things. They all have tcp/ip stacks so can all connect to each other to communicate. They need only the same application protocol, such as ftp, ssh

[Eug-lug]Looking for other Linux novices

2002-10-24 Thread Master O Planets
I am looking for other Linux beginners who want to build a workgroup. I've been lurking on the edge of the mailing list. In and out of the conversation for two years. I have to admit that I don't know much about Linux because I've been clinging onto Windows. I recently upgraded my video card, a

RE: [Eug-lug]Networking question from a novice

2002-10-24 Thread Master O Planets
ways. --- Master O Planets <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I need to know if this is a workable problem. > > I want to setup three computers on a network using a > SMC Barricade router so > that the final outcome is WinME, Red Hat 7.2, and > Mandrake 8.2. > > Right now I

[Eug-lug]Networking question from a novice

2002-10-24 Thread Master O Planets
I need to know if this is a workable problem. I want to setup three computers on a network using a SMC Barricade router so that the final outcome is WinME, Red Hat 7.2, and Mandrake 8.2. Right now I have a box with WinME, a dual boot box with WinME and Red Hat, and a dual boot box with WinME and

RE: [Eug-lug]On your rights on your computer

2002-10-23 Thread Master O Planets
Thank you for keeping me informed, palladium is a wolf in sheep's clothing for sure. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:eug-lug-admin@;efn.org]On Behalf Of Edward Craig Sent: Tuesday, October 22, 2002 5:09 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Eug-lug]On you

[Eug-lug]101002 Anyone using Blender3D in our community?

2002-10-10 Thread Master O Planets
I want to talk with people in Eugene who are using Blender3D rendering software with Mandrake, Red Hat, or Millenium. ___ Eug-LUG mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mailman.efn.org/cgi-bin/listinfo/eug-lug

[Eug-lug]101002 Matrox G550 video card for Mandrake 8.2

2002-10-10 Thread Master O Planets
Anyone have input on the Matrox G550 video card. I am looking to upgrade video on my dual-boot (millenium and Mandrake) Frankenstein Box. If you know better, stop me before I create a monster. I like the $115 price but I would spend more for the right card. I am doing web work, 3D modeling, an