Linux laptop SuperGuide

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December 23, 2000

Author: JT Smith

ZDNet has published its laptop superguide covering their compatibility and device support under Linux. “Laptop computers are increasingly popular with everyone, including Linux users. Care must be taken when choosing a laptop, though, because any unsupported components cannot be swapped out as on a desktop system.“

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Slackware officially on Sparc

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December 23, 2000

Author: JT Smith

Slackware Linux, the distribution behind such sites as Kuro5hin.org, has started to be officially ported to the SPARC platform.
Slashdot has details, a discussion, and where you can download the bootable mini-ISO.

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Linux

Lineo Ports uClinux 2.4 Kernel to DragonBall Processor

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December 23, 2000

Author: JT Smith

“Lineo has announced success in porting uCLinux(TM) 2.4 to the Motorola DragonBall(TM) family of processors. […] The uClinux 2.4 kernel will be showcased next month at the LinuxWorld trade show in New York City. Development on the uClinux platform was conducted at Lineo engineering centers located in Toronto, Virginia and Utah.” PRNewswire has all of the details.

Will IBM’s Linux budget partially eclipse Sun?

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December 23, 2000

Author: JT Smith

“Joe Barr talks with IBM’s Daniel Frye, director of its Linux Technology Center, about the company’s plan to allocate $1 billion to Linux. Where do Sun, Microsoft, and the BSDs fit in?” The full story is
on Linuxworld.com.

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Linux

Streaming MP3 Server Guide!

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December 23, 2000

Author: JT Smith

“Streaming MP3 Server Guide!

Does Howard Stern boil your bacon? Do you wish there was a station that only played songs by the Bouncing Souls? After reading this guide, you can show the world that Howie ain’t got game, and that songs about soccer(football) are where it’s at. The purpose of this document is to describe the process of using Linux based tools to setup a server used for streaming MP3 data.

Read the full guide at link.” -Anonymous Reader

Super-penguin scrutinizes flies

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December 23, 2000

Author: JT Smith

ZDNet reports that Berkeley will be using a 40 node Linux cluster to work on one of the various genome projects. The labs cite Linux clusters as more cost efficient then supercomputers to do the work they need to do.

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Many users frustrated with Netscape 6

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December 23, 2000

Author: JT Smith

Info World charges that Netscape 6 was released prematurely and cites several unhappy users of the product.

Germany lowers ham radio requirement to 5 words per minute

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December 23, 2000

Author: JT Smith

Technocrat reports that Germany has lowered its standards for gaining a ham radio license from 12 to 5 words per minute in morse code.

The other MP3.com story

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December 23, 2000

Author: JT Smith

The Standard discusses the woes of music site MP3.com and where it is going, in light of another law suit this passed week.

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Open Source

Saddam Hussein’s government buys 1400 PlayStations

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December 23, 2000

Author: JT Smith

MSNBC reports that the Iraqi government may have bought as many as 1400 PlayStations, and hypothesizes that they may be used as part of a weapons system.

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