Re: [newbie] Microsoft Announces MS-Linux

1999-04-02 Thread Dave Lindsay
I think it's an April Fool's Joke, guys. If Bill had the gall to make a linux based OS he'd get a whomping from some linux buffs in a second. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Aww... you mean it's not true!? > > Say it ain't so! > > heh > Bah > Microsl0th > > -Matt Olivera > > > -Original Messa

RE: [newbie] Making KDE run faster

1999-03-30 Thread Dave Lindsay
Gee I just did that and noticed myself that Linux thinks I have 61 megs of ram but I have 64. Does anyone know how to change this? On Tue, 30 Mar 1999, you wrote: > Irsan, > I'm having a similar problem, except I have even more memory than you do. > When I run free -m I get the following re

Re: [newbie] Need mp3 info

1999-03-29 Thread Dave Lindsay
I did a little research, and apparently I can play mp3s on a 486/66 if I'm not using X11 and using mpg123. Anyways, you can mount the drive in read only, which I'd be doing anyways as I keep all my mp3s on cd. If you compile a completely stripped down kernel, you can get it to boot in 10-15 secon

Re: [newbie] video Probs

1999-03-29 Thread Dave Lindsay
I have a Pentium 100 sitting around with the worst Mach64 video card I have ever hear of. It's a 2 meg ATI Mach64 Winboost card, and simply does not perform decently in linux, because it is a Windows card. It won't go above 16bpp colour and at that it runs at very low resolutions even for my video

[newbie] Need mp3 info

1999-03-27 Thread Dave Lindsay
486/66 or 100 cut it? Also does anyone know of a way I can remap the keyboard so the numeric pad can perform operations. If I can't, I'll use a remote control with LIRC. Thanks, Dave Lindsay -- "A good traveller leaves no track." -- Lao Tzu "No computer will ever need

Re: [newbie] Your comments please:

1999-03-26 Thread Dave Lindsay
ith @'s. Circus was ok I suppose but wasn't my cup of tea. So far I like Ksirc the best, but I'm still looking out for a mirc clone. Any suggestions? Dave Lindsay Nick Elvester wrote: > IRC sound like a good idea to me as well. > > >From: G_REEPER <[EMAIL P