+---------------------------------------------+ --- BBBS/L v3.33 How * Origin: Ocean Beach Linux BBBS (619)224-4878 (1:202/745) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 241 LINUX Ref: F1100035 Date: 12/31/97 From: HORACIO J. PEA Time: 11:13am \/To: ERIK FORSBERG (Read 5 times) Subj: Re: Installation <1148568477@p2.f536.n204.z2.FidoNet.ftn> From: Horacio J. Pea Hola! EF> 3) FIPS, a free and simpler Part. Magic.. It can only resize FAT16 partitions, And only primary partitions... EF> \EF HoraPe --- ifmail v.2.11-tx8.5 * Origin: Compendium System (4:901/341@fidonet) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 241 LINUX Ref: F1100036 Date: 01/01/98 From: JOHN GREER Time: 02:02am \/To: JUHO ROINE (Read 5 times) Subj: Linux and AmigaDOS [From: Juho Roine] [To : All] [Subject: Linux and AmigaDOS] jr> Is it possible to read/write Amiga-formatted diskettes with linux? jr> (Redhat 5.0) How? Or even emulate programs? =) - I would love to run the CNet BBS software off a Linux box. It's a lot to ask of an OS, but who knows, could be possible. =) --- Terminate 5.00/Pro [ Boycott Microsoft! ] * Origin: .neuromancer's domain. - (1:3407/4) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 241 LINUX Ref: F1100037 Date: 01/01/98 From: JOHN GREER Time: 02:05am \/To: DENNIS CARR (Read 5 times) Subj: Linux in Space [From: Dennis Carr] [To : Kirk Lang] [Subject: Linux in Space] dc> I read an article a while back on that in Linux Journal - if I'm dc> not mistaken, they had to write it to an EPROM. (Can't imagine dc> why... =) ) EM radiation from space, would I assume wipe a harddrive. =) --- Terminate 5.00/Pro [ Boycott Microsoft! ] * Origin: .neuromancer's domain. - (1:3407/4) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 241 LINUX Ref: F1100038 Date: 12/31/97 From: HANS DUMBRAJS Time: 08:38am \/To: PAUL FORD (Read 5 times) Subj: X Hi Paul, 29-Dec-97 12:42:16, Paul Ford wrote to All Subject: X PF> Here's a couple of quick questions for all the Linux gurus out there... PF> I'm using a TGUI9680 Linear accellerated PCI video card with Xfree86. It PF> has 2 megs of ram on it which should be plenty to run a 1024x786 desktop PF> at 16bpp or higher. For some reason, the card is detected as a TGUI9640 PF> which is not able to do anything but 8bpp. I have manually changed the PF> XF86config file to the 9680 and forced it to the resolution I need. The PF> problem is that it always runs at 8bpp. That color depth is simply PF> unacceptable to me since I work with color-rich graphics. What must I PF> change for X to use a 16bpp or 32bpp depth? I was unable to find a line PF> in PF> XF86config that allows me to do this. star X with "startx -- -bpp 16" or "starx -- -bpp 32" --- Terminate 4.00/Pro * Origin: I cannot steal from my children...they lock their roo (2:220/320.99) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 241 LINUX Ref: F1100039 Date: 12/28/97 From: DANIEL PARREIRA Time: 08:27pm \/To: JOHN GREER (Read 5 times) Subj: Re: Linux in Space John Greer@1:3407/4 wrote: kl>> It was interesting to find out (via www.debian.org) that the kl>> Debian distribution of Linux was sent up in the shuttle to monitor kl>> plant growing expieriments in Space... Hmmm. JG> Read that also and thought it was kind of cool. You'll never see JG> an MS product in space, thats for sure. Although it's the one spot I'd like to send it to. :-) Ciao... Daniel Rodrigues Parreira (parreira@compuserve.com) --- CrossPoint v3.11 R * Origin: Enjoy the music of They Might Be Giants & Ben Folds 5 2:280/201.3) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 241 LINUX Ref: F1100040 Date: 12/28/97 From: DANIEL PARREIRA Time: 08:29pm \/To: LODEWIJK VOGE (Read 5 times) Subj: Re: Pointing Lodewijk Voge@2:281/534.21 wrote: SM>> If it came out electronically, one could run it through a quickie SM>> translator (simple word-for-word replacement) to get something that ould SM>> be extremely ungrammatical in English, but would at least be readable by SM>> English readers. LV> you can have one better than that. there's a new translation service over LV> at altavista. you give it a URL and it'll translate for you. point it to LV> www.heise.de. It should be labeled as an entertaiment service, can be quite funny indeed. :-) Ciao... Daniel Rodrigues Parreira (parreira@compuserve.com) --- CrossPoint v3.11 R * Origin: Enjoy the music of They Might Be Giants & Ben Folds 5 2:280/201.3) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 241 LINUX Ref: F1100041 Date: 12/28/97 From: DANIEL PARREIRA Time: 08:33pm \/To: JOHN GREER (Read 5 times) Subj: Re: Xearth John Greer@1:3407/4 wrote: mm>> fluff time. xearth is awesome! How can I get this puppy to start mm>> up auto like once X loads? I'm running Red Hat v5. - a billed out mm>> computer user - JG> I'm a big fan of Xpilot myself, assuming Xearth is a game. =) Ever tried Xpinguin? (Which is just a picture of the Linux Penguin sitting on the rootwindows). Ciao... Daniel Rodrigues Parreira (parreira@compuserve.com) --- CrossPoint v3.11 R * Origin: Enjoy the music of They Might Be Giants & Ben Folds 5 2:280/201.3) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 241 LINUX Ref: F1200000 Date: 12/31/97 From: KIRK LANG Time: 04:28pm \/To: PATRICK MORAN (Read 5 times) Subj: Linux in Space kl> Debian distribution of Linux was sent up in the shuttle to monitor kl> plant growing expieriments in Space... Hmmm. JG> Read that also and thought it was kind of cool. You'll never > see an MS product in space, thats for sure. PM> What they ought to do is to send Gates and all of his software up in a Or better yet, offer to send him up into space alone with nothing but a Win95 console to stear him back home & see if he'll go with it. KL --- Maximus 3.01 * Origin: The Gate - Coos Bay, Oregon USA (1:356/4) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 241 LINUX Ref: F1200001 Date: 12/31/97 From: JAMES VAHN Time: 03:51pm \/To: WAYNE FALLEN (Read 5 times) Subj: RE:I'm new to Linux and > encountered a problem which I read about later in the docs. My hard drive > Interrupts are 14 and 15, the doc I read said anything above interrupt could be > a problem, the docs appear to be correct, I had problems!! Your second hard drive in on IRQ 15? Can you put them both on IRQ 14 and configure them as master/slave by setting jumpers on the drives themselves? --- ifmail-tx (i386 Linux) * Origin: jvahn@short.circuit.com (1:346/15.1@fidonet)