RE: [techtalk] New Linux machine

2000-01-21 Thread Ian Phillips
> So, what do you think I should get? And how much should something like this > cost? I'm especially clueless about backup options. I don't think I'll be > buying DLT for home use ... Do they make DVD RAMs that support Linux? If you only want to back up small amounts of data I would say CD-R(W

RE: [techtalk] Monitor Size

2000-01-21 Thread Ian Phillips
> > Don't bother getting into fights with salesmen over it - just use it > > so you're comparing apples to apples. > This shouldn't be happening anymore, at least in the US; there was a > -massive- consumer fraud suit filed against virtually the entire > industry by something like 37 state attorn

RE: [techtalk] Monitor Size

2000-01-21 Thread Ian Phillips
> I'm pretty sure that the thing I described was capable of doing CAD, > otherwise why would it be a CAD workstation? I think that at least half of > the price was for the monitor, so it must have been something good. Some of the larger monitors can certainly run at 2400x1800 res. So a 28" screen

Re: [techtalk] Monitor Size

2000-01-21 Thread coder
I found some info which may or may not be of interest: Concerning size and viewable size: http://www.pcguide.com/ref/crt/sizeNominal-c.html Other Misc. Monitor info: http://www.pctechguide.com/06crt2.htm http://www.pctechguide.com/06crtmon.htm -- .oO()Oo.oO()Oo.oO()Oo.oO()Oo.oO()Oo.oO()Oo.oO

RE: [techtalk] imapd behavior question

2000-01-21 Thread Linda Walsh
It turns out, it is a known bug in the imapd-4.5 distribution. The latest dist (4.7) fixes the problem. I figure I might as well post my findings here in case anyone else runs into this -- 4.5 is what comes with SuSE6.3. Bleh. > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EM

Re: [techtalk] Monitor Size

2000-01-21 Thread Kelly Lynn Martin
On Fri, 21 Jan 2000 08:58:21 -, "Ian Phillips" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: >In adverts at least you usually see monitors advertised as, say, 21" >and then in the small print it says something like "actual viewable >size 19.7"". I think I've seen this in US mags as well. Yes, the "actual viewab

[techtalk] BitchX and the swedish character set

2000-01-21 Thread Tina Johnsson
Hi, I was hoping that someone could help me out with BitchX:) The problem is the swedish characters ´å´, ´ä´ and ´ö´. Everything works fine when I run BitchX in an xterm, but it doesn't work in the console. I suppose the problem is the same no matter what non-english language you're usi

Re: [techtalk] BitchX and the swedish character set

2000-01-21 Thread Sunnanvind
On Fri, 21 Jan 2000, Tina Johnsson wrote: > Hi, > > I was hoping that someone could help me out with > BitchX:) The problem is the swedish characters ´å´, ´ä´ and ´ö´. > Everything works fine when I run BitchX in an xterm, but it > doesn't work in the console. I suppose the problem is the

Re: [techtalk] BitchX and the swedish character set

2000-01-21 Thread Britta Koch
>Oddly enough, my keyboard works better in the console than with X. That's because there's different programs and keyboard config files for console / X. Britta (who's Eterm works fine with äöü, but confuses delete with backspace...) [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.linuxchix.org

Re: [techtalk] BitchX and the swedish character set

2000-01-21 Thread Laurel Fan
Excerpts from linuxchix: 21-Jan-100 [techtalk] BitchX and the s.. by Tina Johnsson@penguinpow > The problem is the swedish characters ´å´, ´ä´ and ´ö´. > Everything works fine when I run BitchX in an xterm, but it > doesn't work in the console. My guess would be that your xterm font can handle

Re: [techtalk] Monitor Size

2000-01-21 Thread GJS
--- coder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I found some info which may or may not be of interest: > > Concerning size and viewable size: > http://www.pcguide.com/ref/crt/sizeNominal-c.html > > Other Misc. Monitor info: > http://www.pctechguide.com/06crt2.htm > http://www.pctechguide.com/06crtmon.

Re: [techtalk] CD-R Problems

2000-01-21 Thread coder
> Stephan Zaniolo wrote: > > > > I have a Hewlet Packard CD-Writer Plus 8100i that > > I'm trying to set up. (I'm not trying to get the CD-RW feature to work, > > just the CD-R) It's an IDE drive. I started with "Installing an IDE CD-R Once you get SCSI-Emulation setup you should be able to us

[techtalk] Re: [grrltalk] CD-R Problems

2000-01-21 Thread Jenn V.
Stephan Zaniolo wrote: > > I have a Hewlet Packard CD-Writer Plus 8100i that > I'm trying to set up. (I'm not trying to get the CD-RW feature to work, > just the CD-R) It's an IDE drive. I started with "Installing an IDE CD-R > Under Linux" from LinuxGurus.org. I disabled the IDE CD-ROM dri