[techtalk] New here

2001-04-29 Thread Sandrine Burriel
Hi everyone ! Since I'm new on this mailing list, I thought I'd better introduce myself... I'm a 23 yr old French chick ;-) currently an engineering student and majoring in computer science, also taking a Bachelor's degree in English for fun. My interests are : - reading - listening t

Re: [techtalk] Audio tape to CD

2001-04-29 Thread Conor Daly
On Sat, Apr 28, 2001 at 06:08:25PM -0500 or so it is rumoured hereabouts, WolfRyder thought: > Hey Subba, > > Record them as either MP3s or .wavs. If you record them as .wavs, when you > record them to CD you can use them on any CD Player that plays music CDs. > MP3s will require a player prog

Write down while you are modifying the system... (was: [techtalk] New here)

2001-04-29 Thread Karl-Heinz Zimmer
On Sunday 29 April 2001 12:49, Sandrine Burriel wrote: .. > I'm .. > using linux occasionnally (because I'm mostly required to work > on windows...) but willing to learn. I'm supposed to trade my > old Mandrake 7.1 this week for a slackware or deb, still not > sure... If you want to give me some

[techtalk] Re: Write down while you are modifying the system... (was: [techtalk]New here)

2001-04-29 Thread James Sutherland
On Sun, 29 Apr 2001, Karl-Heinz Zimmer wrote: > On Sunday 29 April 2001 12:49, Sandrine Burriel wrote: > .. > > I'm > .. > > using linux occasionnally (because I'm mostly required to work > > on windows...) but willing to learn. I'm supposed to trade my > > old Mandrake 7.1 this week for a slack

[techtalk] Small Linux distributions?

2001-04-29 Thread Neale Green
Could anyone advise me of, and/or point me in the direction of (URL) some preferred Linux distributions for operations on systems with limited resources, please? I'm currently working with a slightly modified old 486 DX2/50 laptop with 24 MB memory, 200 MB disk, and no CD-ROM, trying to get a mob

Re: [techtalk] Small Linux distributions?

2001-04-29 Thread jenn
Neale Green wrote: > Could anyone advise me of, and/or point me in the direction of (URL) some > preferred Linux distributions for operations on systems with limited > resources, please? We used Minix on our Atari STs for a while. It's not a Linux, but it is a POSIX-Unix system. No idea where

Re: [techtalk] Small Linux distributions?

2001-04-29 Thread James Sutherland
On Sun, 29 Apr 2001, Neale Green wrote: > Could anyone advise me of, and/or point me in the direction of (URL) some > preferred Linux distributions for operations on systems with limited > resources, please? I don't know of any dedicated "small" distros - there are a couple of "micro" distributi

Re: [techtalk] Small Linux distributions?

2001-04-29 Thread WolfRyder
My husband stumbled across one on Fresh Meat a few weeks ago. I remember talking with him about it. He didn't d/load it as we didn't need it, but just go look around there and see if you can find it. The entire OS fits on a floppy. Carol At 11:57 PM 4/29/01 +1000, Neale Green wrote: >Could any

RE: [techtalk] Small Linux distributions?

2001-04-29 Thread Sandrine Burriel
Ok, since it seems like my first try to post this message failed, here it is again, might interest some other people. BTW, did anyone ever get a message saying : Your mail to 'techtalk' with the subject RE: [techtalk] Small Linux distributions? Is being held until the list moderator can re

Re: [techtalk] Small Linux distributions?

2001-04-29 Thread James Sutherland
On Mon, 30 Apr 2001 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Neale Green wrote: > > > Could anyone advise me of, and/or point me in the direction of (URL) some > > preferred Linux distributions for operations on systems with limited > > resources, please? > > We used Minix on our Atari STs for a while. It's not

Re: [techtalk] Small Linux distributions?

2001-04-29 Thread Kath
Well, a stripped down Debian install is something like 30-50 megs. There is Neptune Linux, which is two diskettes. - Kath - Original Message - From: "Neale Green" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, April 29, 2001 9:57 AM Subject: [techtalk] Small Linux distributio

Re: [techtalk] Small Linux distributions?

2001-04-29 Thread Telsa Gwynne
On Sun, Apr 29, 2001 at 11:57:30PM +1000 or thereabouts, Neale Green wrote: > Could anyone advise me of, and/or point me in the direction of (URL) some > preferred Linux distributions for operations on systems with limited > resources, please? > > I'm currently working with a slightly modified ol

Re: [techtalk] Re: Write down while you are modifying the system... (was: [techtalk] New here)

2001-04-29 Thread Telsa Gwynne
On Sun, Apr 29, 2001 at 02:00:36PM +0100 or thereabouts, James Sutherland wrote: > On Sun, 29 Apr 2001, Karl-Heinz Zimmer wrote: > > > On Sunday 29 April 2001 12:49, Sandrine Burriel wrote: > > .. > > > I'm > > .. > > > using linux occasionnally (because I'm mostly required to work > > > on windo

Re: [techtalk] Re: Write down while you are modifying the system...

2001-04-29 Thread anne_forker
Hi all, On Sun, 29 Apr 2001, James Sutherland wrote: > On Sun, 29 Apr 2001, Karl-Heinz Zimmer wrote: > > > > My advise is just one little phrase: > > > >Keep track of any changes you are making to the default configuration! > > Absolutely! Ideally, of course, you'd keep all your config files

Re: [techtalk] Small Linux distributions?

2001-04-29 Thread Karl-Heinz Zimmer
On Sunday 29 April 2001 21:07, Telsa Gwynne wrote: > On Sun, Apr 29, 2001 at 11:57:30PM +1000 or thereabouts, Neale Green wrote: > > Could anyone advise me of, and/or point me in the direction of (URL) some > > preferred Linux distributions for operations on systems with limited > > resources, ple

Re: [techtalk] Re: Write down while you are modifying the system... (was: [techtalk] New here)

2001-04-29 Thread Mary Gardiner
On Mon, Apr 30, 2001 at 10:37:26AM +1000, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Telsa Gwynne wrote: > > > >> Has anyone here actually tried using something like CVS to track /etc?? > > > > I'm sure I was talking to someone who kept a lot of their configuration > > files in CVS. I shall track them down and

Re: [techtalk] Re: Write down while you are modifying the system... (was: [techtalk] New here)

2001-04-29 Thread Julie
From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Telsa Gwynne wrote: > > > >> Has anyone here actually tried using something like CVS to track /etc?? > > > > I'm sure I was talking to someone who kept a lot of their configuration > > files in CVS. I shall track them down and find out what exactly it was. > > Dancer an

Re: [techtalk] Re: Write down while you are modifying the system... (was: [techtalk] New here)

2001-04-29 Thread jenn
Mary Gardiner wrote: > Recently discovered tagging 'good' versions so I can try things out, although > most people considering branches my private work a tiny bit obsessive. Why should you treat your private work with any less respect than your paying work? Jenn V. -- "Do you ever wond

Re: [techtalk] Re: Write down while you are modifying the system...(was: [techtalk] New here)

2001-04-29 Thread Eric R. Turner
On Sun, 29 Apr 2001, Julie wrote: > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Telsa Gwynne wrote: > > > > > > >> Has anyone here actually tried using something like CVS to track /etc?? > > > > > > I'm sure I was talking to someone who kept a lot of their configuration > > > files in CVS. I shall track them d

Re: [techtalk] Re: Write down while you are modifying the system...(was: [techtalk] New here)

2001-04-29 Thread Julie
From: Eric R. Turner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > On Sun, 29 Apr 2001, Julie wrote: > > I used to use SCCS (to the point that when IBM legal asked me to > > prove I own Shadow I offered to bring in the SCCS files going back > > to 1987) all the time. How does CVS compare to it? Assume I have > > all ki

Re: [techtalk] Re: Write down while you are modifying the system...(was: [techtalk] New here)

2001-04-29 Thread Magni Onsoien
Julie: > What I'd like is for someone who has used both to give a sort > of comparitive analysis. I've not been able to find a working > SCCS package for Linux, or at least one that will work with the > dozens of SCCS files I have from Really Old Projects. So I > guess it's time to move to somet

Re: [techtalk] Re: Write down while you are modifying the system... (was: [techtalk] New here)

2001-04-29 Thread jenn
Telsa Gwynne wrote: >> Has anyone here actually tried using something like CVS to track /etc?? > > I'm sure I was talking to someone who kept a lot of their configuration > files in CVS. I shall track them down and find out what exactly it was. Dancer and I keep promising ourselves to. We're e