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Re: [Wlug] PPC distros

by Nate Godin

On Tue, 15 Jan 2002, William Smith wrote: > i have a Mac LC if you want to (dare to?) demonstrate installation on > archaic systems... (well, last i checked, this particular model could > take NetBSD, but that's about it...)

Jan. 16, 2002

Re: [Wlug] signals crossed/entertainment

by Bill Mills-Curran

On Tue, 15 Jan 2002, doug waud wrote: > Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2002 18:24:54 -0500 > From: doug waud <douglas.waud(a)umassmed.edu> > Reply-To: wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > To: wlug <wlug(a)mail.wlug.org> > Subject: [Wlug] signals crossed/entertainment > > Hi > > I was following the WLUG flow of messages with regard to > offering/needing > equipment when I went on to the next message and did a double-take > when the first line came up as > > "We are in need of a vibratome for sectioning pre-fixed brain tissue," Sectioning brain tissue belongs on a MicroSoft list. :-) Bill > > Then I realized the flow of WLUG stuff had stopped and I was now > getting stuff from a medical list :-) > > I guess it's just one of those hazards of having a foot in two > dissimilar camps! > > doug > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug >

Jan. 16, 2002

signals crossed/entertainment

by doug waud

Hi I was following the WLUG flow of messages with regard to offering/needing equipment when I went on to the next message and did a double-take when the first line came up as "We are in need of a vibratome for sectioning pre-fixed brain tissue," Then I realized the flow of WLUG stuff had stopped and I was now getting stuff from a medical list :-) I guess it's just one of those hazards of having a foot in two dissimilar camps! doug

Jan. 15, 2002

Re: [Wlug] Free Stuff

by William Smith

On Tue, 15 Jan 2002, jeff wrote: j>i want THE LAPTOP!!! PLEASE!!! i want THE LAPTOP!!! PLEASE!!! i want THE j>LAPTOP!!! PLEASE!!! i want THE LAPTOP!!! PLEASE!!! i want THE LAPTOP!!! j>PLEASE!!! i want THE LAPTOP!!! PLEASE!!! i want THE LAPTOP!!! PLEASE!!! i j>want THE LAPTOP!!! PLEASE!!! i want THE LAPTOP!!! PLEASE!!! i want THE j>LAPTOP!!! PLEASE!!! i want THE LAPTOP!!! PLEASE!!! i want THE LAPTOP!!! j>PLEASE!!! i want THE LAPTOP!!! PLEASE!!! i want THE LAPTOP!!! PLEASE!!! i j>want THE LAPTOP!!! PLEASE!!! i want THE LAPTOP!!! PLEASE!!! i want THE j>LAPTOP!!! PLEASE!!! i want THE LAPTOP!!! PLEASE!!! i want THE LAPTOP!!! j>PLEASE!!! j> j>-jeff (MWBLUG) Metro West Boston Linux User Group j> j>p.s. please :) so... Jeff... what are you trying to say, exactly? <g> -- William Smith wsmith(a)chezsmith.com Fall River, MA http://www.chezsmith.com

Jan. 15, 2002

RE: [Wlug] Free Stuff

by Marc Hughes

just you for the case + motherboard ... a bunch for the ipx. -Marc -----Original Message----- From: Michael Frysinger [mailto:vapier@WPI.EDU] Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2002 12:42 PM To: wlug(a)mail.wlug.org Subject: Re: [Wlug] Free Stuff any takers on the PC case/p233/sun sparc ipx ? -mike ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marc Hughes" <HughesM(a)TOMSNYDER.com> To: <wlug(a)wlug.org> Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2002 11:22 AM Subject: [Wlug] Free Stuff > I want to reduce the amount of stuff in my apartment, so I have free > stuff to give away: > > 1) Sun Sparc IPX > 2) Sun monitor (16" I think ... But it's huge) > 3) Full tower PC case ... No power supply > 4) Compaq 286 Laptop ... It works! > 5) Super Nintendo (controllers, games, etc) > 6) Pentium 233 + motherboard > > I'll bring all of it to the meeting, if you want something email me. If > lots of people want any of those items, I'll ask Andy to raffle them > off. > > -Marc > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > _______________________________________________ Wlug mailing list Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug

Jan. 15, 2002

Re: [Wlug] Free Stuff

by Michael Frysinger

any takers on the PC case/p233/sun sparc ipx ? -mike ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marc Hughes" <HughesM(a)TOMSNYDER.com> To: <wlug(a)wlug.org> Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2002 11:22 AM Subject: [Wlug] Free Stuff > I want to reduce the amount of stuff in my apartment, so I have free > stuff to give away: > > 1) Sun Sparc IPX > 2) Sun monitor (16" I think ... But it's huge) > 3) Full tower PC case ... No power supply > 4) Compaq 286 Laptop ... It works! > 5) Super Nintendo (controllers, games, etc) > 6) Pentium 233 + motherboard > > I'll bring all of it to the meeting, if you want something email me. If > lots of people want any of those items, I'll ask Andy to raffle them > off. > > -Marc > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug >

Jan. 15, 2002

Re: [Wlug] Free Stuff

by jeff

DUDE!!! i want THE LAPTOP!!! PLEASE!!! i want THE LAPTOP!!! PLEASE!!! i want THE LAPTOP!!! PLEASE!!! i want THE LAPTOP!!! PLEASE!!! i want THE LAPTOP!!! PLEASE!!! i want THE LAPTOP!!! PLEASE!!! i want THE LAPTOP!!! PLEASE!!! i want THE LAPTOP!!! PLEASE!!! i want THE LAPTOP!!! PLEASE!!! i want THE LAPTOP!!! PLEASE!!! i want THE LAPTOP!!! PLEASE!!! i want THE LAPTOP!!! PLEASE!!! i want THE LAPTOP!!! PLEASE!!! i want THE LAPTOP!!! PLEASE!!! i want THE LAPTOP!!! PLEASE!!! i want THE LAPTOP!!! PLEASE!!! i want THE LAPTOP!!! PLEASE!!! i want THE LAPTOP!!! PLEASE!!! i want THE LAPTOP!!! PLEASE!!! -jeff (MWBLUG) Metro West Boston Linux User Group p.s. please :) i won't be able to make it to the meeting though :( i have to work :\ will you save it for me? :)

Jan. 15, 2002

Re: [Wlug] Free Stuff

by William Smith

On Tue, 15 Jan 2002, Marc Hughes wrote: MH>I want to reduce the amount of stuff in my apartment, so I have free MH>stuff to give away: MH> MH>1) Sun Sparc IPX MH>2) Sun monitor (16" I think ... But it's huge) if the monitor works, i'm interested... (i have two sparcs here, but my PC monitor can't handle the scan rate... 8( i'm reduced to going in through serial connection or network...) -- William Smith wsmith(a)chezsmith.com Fall River, MA http://www.chezsmith.com

Jan. 15, 2002

Re: [Wlug] PPC distros

by William Smith

On Tue, 15 Jan 2002, Nate Godin wrote: NG>Would anyone be interested in a demo of Linux/*BSD on the Macintosh NG>platform? I have Yellow Dog Linux (a RedHat clone with NG>architecture-specific stuff added), and MacOS X (based on Darwin, which NG>is a portable, free* BSD derived from 4.4BSD and FreeBSD). I can also talk NG>about Mandrake/PPC 8.0, and other Linux/*BSD options for older Macs. i have a Mac LC if you want to (dare to?) demonstrate installation on archaic systems... (well, last i checked, this particular model could take NetBSD, but that's about it...) -- William Smith wsmith(a)chezsmith.com Fall River, MA http://www.chezsmith.com

Jan. 15, 2002

Re: [Wlug] Free Stuff

by Frank Sweetser

On Tue, Jan 15, 2002 at 11:22:36AM -0500, Marc Hughes wrote: > I want to reduce the amount of stuff in my apartment, so I have free > stuff to give away: > > 1) Sun Sparc IPX > 5) Super Nintendo (controllers, games, etc) I'd definatelly be interested in either of these items! -- Frank Sweetser fs at wpi.edu, fs at suave.net | $ x 16 Full-time WPI Network Tech, Part time Linux/Perl guy | I have a switch in my apartment... it doesn't do anything.... Every once in a while, I turn it on and off.... One day I got a call... it was from a woman in France.... She said "Cut it out".... -- Stephen Wright

Jan. 15, 2002

Free Stuff

by Marc Hughes

I want to reduce the amount of stuff in my apartment, so I have free stuff to give away: 1) Sun Sparc IPX 2) Sun monitor (16" I think ... But it's huge) 3) Full tower PC case ... No power supply 4) Compaq 286 Laptop ... It works! 5) Super Nintendo (controllers, games, etc) 6) Pentium 233 + motherboard I'll bring all of it to the meeting, if you want something email me. If lots of people want any of those items, I'll ask Andy to raffle them off. -Marc

Jan. 15, 2002

Xeon processors...

by Keller, Tim

Since I saw Marc's mail, I thought I'd let people know what I've got to SELL... 3 550mhz Pentium3 Xeon Processors. 2 of them have Heat sinks attached, one does not. Drop me a line if your interested, I'll take a reasonable price. Tim.

Jan. 15, 2002

Linux Sparc

by Jeremy

I wanted to pass this along to the WLUG group before I posted somewhere else. SparcStation 10 for sale: 2 SCSI HD's - boot drive 4GB, data drive 18GB 1 CDROM Writer - Smart and Friendly 2006+ (2x CD write, 6x CD read) 10Mb Ethernet Sun monitor (big one), keyboard, mouse, floppy and speaker box A complete workstation! Preinstalled with RedHat 6.2 Linux for Sparc Currently running as simple server. Yet,needs a new good home. $250. Questions? reply back. -Jeremy __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send FREE video emails in Yahoo! Mail! http://promo.yahoo.com/videomail/

Jan. 15, 2002

PPC distros

by Nate Godin

Would anyone be interested in a demo of Linux/*BSD on the Macintosh platform? I have Yellow Dog Linux (a RedHat clone with architecture-specific stuff added), and MacOS X (based on Darwin, which is a portable, free* BSD derived from 4.4BSD and FreeBSD). I can also talk about Mandrake/PPC 8.0, and other Linux/*BSD options for older Macs. Nate * - That's "ESR" free, not "RMS" Free. -- nate(a)wpi.edu | Nate Godin, President, WPI Linux Association And what is good, Phaedrus, And what is not good... Need we ask anyone to tell us these things? - Robert M. Pirsig, "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance"

Jan. 15, 2002

REMINDER: Meeting Wed, Jan 16th

by Andy Stewart

Hi everybody, This is a friendly reminder about the upcoming WLUG meeting, to be held on Wednesday, January 16th, 2002, on the WPI campus in Worcester, MA. For this meeting, please note that we will be in a **DIFFERENT LOCATION**. The meeting will be in Perreault Hall in a building called Fuller Labs (yes, still on the WPI campus). To get directions, click the yellow "WLUG meetings" picture on the top of the WLUG website, and then click "directions". It is in the building next to the Gordon Library. Taking place at this meeting will be the greatly anticipated "Linux Distribution Bakeoff". Representing several different distributions will be: Doug Waud - SuSE 7.2 Tim Keller - Mandrake 8.1 Adam Keck - Debian (Stable) This meeting is being held to discuss distribution specific features. The aforementioned folks profess some level of expertise with their particular distribution and will extol us with the virtues of same. I'm sure it'll be a fun and informative meeting. (Should I have been in sales instead of engineering?! Nah, nobody would buy anything from a long haired guy in a suit...). At this meeting we will also discuss the upcoming WLUG Install Fest, to be held on Saturday, February 9th, 2002 at Stratus Computer in Maynard, MA. This will be our third annual install fest at this location, and each has been well attended in the past by both installees and WLUG members. If you are interested in attending, please send e-mail to Tim Keller (tim.keller(a)stratus.com) Lurkers and voyeurs are also welcome to watch and learn. Be sure to tell your non-Linux friends! Lunch will be served, and refreshments will be available. Safety mitts will be made available to prevent inadvertant plug pulling of powered computers (darn, Doug's not coming). There will also be a few items available for raffle at the install fest. I suspect that I can scrounge up a few items for raffle at the WLUG meeting as well. After the meeting, we'll make our monthly pilgrimage to the Boynton Restaurant for pizza and beer. All are welcome! -- Andy Stewart Founder Worcester Linux Users' Group Worcester, MA, USA http://www.wlug.org

Jan. 15, 2002

Ping messages

by Michael Long

Could someone please explain what the following messages mean. My network connection is alive but when I ping different internet addresses I am getting 100% packet loss except when I ping www.erols.com. Then I get the following: PING www.erols.com (207.172.16.156) from 192.168.1.132 : 56(84) bytes of data. >From fe12-1-0.sys-core1b.mrf.va.rcn.net (208.59.255.86): icmp_seq=1 Packet filtered >From fe12-1-0.sys-core1b.mrf.va.rcn.net (208.59.255.86) icmp_seq=1 Packet filtered >From fe12-1-0.sys-core1b.mrf.va.rcn.net (208.59.255.86) icmp_seq=4 Packet filtered >From fe12-1-0.sys-core1b.mrf.va.rcn.net (208.59.255.86) icmp_seq=5 Packet filtered Thanks, mike

Jan. 11, 2002

Re: [Wlug] Ping messages

by Frank Sweetser

On Fri, Jan 11, 2002 at 05:47:16PM -0500, Michael Long wrote: > Could someone please explain what the following messages mean. My network > connection is alive but when I ping different internet addresses I am getting > 100% packet loss except when I ping www.erols.com. Then I get the following: > > PING www.erols.com (207.172.16.156) from 192.168.1.132 : 56(84) bytes of data. > >From fe12-1-0.sys-core1b.mrf.va.rcn.net (208.59.255.86): icmp_seq=1 Packet 208.59.255.86 is letting you know that it's blocking your ping packet. -- Frank Sweetser fs at wpi.edu, fs at suave.net | $ x 16 Full-time WPI Network Tech, Part time Linux/Perl guy | Sam: What are you up to Norm? Norm: My ideal weight if I were eleven feet tall. -- Cheers, Bar Wars III: The Return of Tecumseh

Jan. 11, 2002

Installfest update...

by Keller, Tim

Hey Guys, I just sent this out to stratus yesterday. Drop me a line if you plan on being an Installer. Thanks, Tim. --- Begin Message --- It's that time of the year again! On February 9th, the Worcester Linux Users Group (www.wlug.org) will be hosting their 4th Annual Linux Install-fest here at Stratus. If you've been thinking of installing Linux on your home pc, or have had trouble installing Linux in the past, this event is for you! Last year we had a great turnout and are hoping to make this year even better. This event is open to all Stratus employees as well as the general public, so feel free to pass this information along! This event is FREE to all Stratus employees. We ask for a $10 donation from non-employees to recoup the costs associated with the event (purchasing blank media). If you'd like to sign up for the Install Fest, volunteer to help out, or want more information, send email to: tim.keller(a)stratus.com Thanks! Tim Keller --- End Message ---

Jan. 9, 2002

Re: [Wlug] Linux distro bakeoff

by William Smith

On Tue, 8 Jan 2002, William Smith wrote: WS>On Mon, 7 Jan 2002, Andy Stewart wrote: WS> WS>AS>I have volunteers who will bring in computers showing off SuSE Linux 7.x WS>AS>and Mandrake 8.1. Is there anybody else out there who would like to bring WS>AS>in a machine running something different? I'm thinking of a Slackware, WS>AS>Debian, Turbo Linux, etc. If you are interested, let me know. (The only WS>AS>reason I didn't mention Redhat is that most people run it, and most of us WS>AS>probably know what it looks like already). WS> WS>i think i have a Turbo Linux CD kicking around... it came with a KVM WS>switch that my (previous) employer bought. i can bring it in... it's worth noting that it's the CD i'll bring in, for anyone interested. I installed it on a company-owned box once, but i didn't care for it much. -- William Smith wsmith(a)chezsmith.com Fall River, MA http://www.chezsmith.com

Jan. 8, 2002

Re: [Wlug] Linux distro bakeoff

by William Smith

On Mon, 7 Jan 2002, Andy Stewart wrote: AS>I have volunteers who will bring in computers showing off SuSE Linux 7.x AS>and Mandrake 8.1. Is there anybody else out there who would like to bring AS>in a machine running something different? I'm thinking of a Slackware, AS>Debian, Turbo Linux, etc. If you are interested, let me know. (The only AS>reason I didn't mention Redhat is that most people run it, and most of us AS>probably know what it looks like already). i think i have a Turbo Linux CD kicking around... it came with a KVM switch that my (previous) employer bought. i can bring it in... -- William Smith wsmith(a)chezsmith.com Fall River, MA http://www.chezsmith.com

Jan. 8, 2002

Re: [Wlug] Linux distro bakeoff

by Charles R . Anderson

On Tue, Jan 08, 2002 at 07:33:36AM -0500, Andy Stewart wrote: andystewart> This is great - thanks! I'll check on the availability of the network. I andystewart> would bring the whole computer just to be sure. I can provide networking... -- Charles R. Anderson <cra(a)wpi.edu> / http://angus.ind.wpi.edu/~cra/ PGP Key ID: 49BB5886 Fingerprint: EBA3 A106 7C93 FA07 8E15 3AC2 C367 A0F9 49BB 5886

Jan. 8, 2002

Artists...

by Keller, Tim

Hey... If anybody out there in wlug land is an artist and has a cool linux graphic that would be suitable for the cd's I'll be making for the installfest, drop me a line. Thanks, Tim.

Jan. 8, 2002

Re: [Wlug] Linux distro bakeoff

by Andy Stewart

On Monday 07 January 2002 11:42 pm, you wrote: > I will bring my Athlon: > Currently: > > Debian Unstable > OpenBSD > Win2K HI Adam, This is great - thanks! I'll check on the availability of the network. I would bring the whole computer just to be sure. Later, Andy > > Win2k will be go away next Mon. in favor of FreeBSD or NetBSD. It was > only there for Medal of Honor anyway ;) . Debian Unstable will be > replaced with Stable to provide for the opportunity to demo > apt-get upgrade/install. I assume we will have fast net for such fun in > the big room? > > > -Adam > > p.s. Shall I bring the whole kit or will there be onsite pieces (power > cords, net cords, monitors, switch/hub, etc.)? > > "lingua machinationis creo, ergo sum" > _____________________________________________ > Adam Keck The Mathworks > 508-647-7298 Natick, Ma > www.mathworks.com > FreeNIX/Backup/Unix Administrator > _____________________________________________ > > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug -- Andy Stewart Founder Worcester Linux Users' Group Worcester, MA, USA http://www.wlug.org

Jan. 8, 2002

Re: [Wlug] Linux distro bakeoff

by Adam ＠ Oak

I will bring my Athlon: Currently: Debian Unstable OpenBSD Win2K Win2k will be go away next Mon. in favor of FreeBSD or NetBSD. It was only there for Medal of Honor anyway ;) . Debian Unstable will be replaced with Stable to provide for the opportunity to demo apt-get upgrade/install. I assume we will have fast net for such fun in the big room? -Adam p.s. Shall I bring the whole kit or will there be onsite pieces (power cords, net cords, monitors, switch/hub, etc.)? "lingua machinationis creo, ergo sum" _____________________________________________ Adam Keck The Mathworks 508-647-7298 Natick, Ma www.mathworks.com FreeNIX/Backup/Unix Administrator _____________________________________________

Jan. 8, 2002

Re: [Wlug] Linux distro bakeoff

by Andy Stewart

On Monday 07 January 2002 10:43 pm, you wrote: > what do you mean by 'show off' and 'look like' ? :) > i use slackware on everything i have ... > -mike Hi Mike, What I really meant was that I was looking for folks who could demo and discuss distribution specific features of their favorite distribution. Interested? -- Andy Stewart Founder Worcester Linux Users' Group Worcester, MA, USA http://www.wlug.org

Jan. 8, 2002