Re: [newbie] Hardware recommendations

1999-11-09 Thread Linux Cat
Speaking of mice, I am planning to get a Kensington trackball, and it appears from the photograph to have only two buttons, just to verify, should I config it as "2 button mouse" and turn on "emulate 3 buttons"? Thanx -- Normal=boring x 100 and for a mouse, Logitech are excellent. Both are

Re: [newbie] AOL

1999-11-09 Thread Linux Cat
I think there used to be a version a lonnng time ago, but it was for like version 3.x and I have not seen it anywhere since. On Tue, 09 Nov 1999, you wrote: Does anyone know how to run AOL from linux, or if it's even possible? Thanx, SA -- Normal=boring x 100

RE: [newbie] added: Risc?? Choose Pentium? OR 586?

1999-11-08 Thread Linux Cat
Sorry about the dumb question, but does Mandrake or RedHat employ the use of any risc architecture software? I don't know how to say that On Mon, 08 Nov 1999, you wrote: You are correct. the Ppro up to the pIII are all "686' class processors but they fall under the class pseudo 786 is you

Re: [newbie] Choose Pentium? OR 586?

1999-11-08 Thread Linux Cat
I dunno dude but I like AMD too. I hear that the Athlon needs a special motherboard and has a risc instruction set. I hope it will still work with Linux On Mon, 08 Nov 1999, you wrote: On 8 Nov, Darin Martin wrote: There have also been cache changes.. The P-Pro had cache on the die that ran