EL> Correction - the official standard is PPP.  Once I used PPP,
EL> and I do mean ONCE, I never used SLIP again.  PPP is faster,
EL> more reliable, and easier to connect with.

Sounds like the difference between X modem and Z modem!

EL> for those who don't have a Falcon, I should mention that Linux
EL> does require a PMMU, so you'll need a Falcon or TT.  The Unix
EL> version of Netscape requires 16MB of RAM. 

I should have mentioned that Linux 68xxx requires a 68030, an FPU,
large hard drive and a lot of ram(8 mb++) This pretty much means a
Falcon or TT. 

EL> I suppose it should
EL> work alright in the Falcon's 14MB, but configuring Linux and
EL> X-Windows is gonna be alot harder than using MiNT.  And 68K
EL> Linux is not as stable as MiNT right now, and MiNT-NET if much
EL> better than the Linux networking.

Atari World is doing a setup/review of the Linux 68xxx CD next month.
If you don't get the mag, I'll keep you posted. As for configuring
Linux and X windows, there are several books out on setting up
Linux. Can't say the same about Mint! :-) (No flame intended)

One thing I am curious about though. You have been into Mint in a
big way for a while now, right? (Duh!) Mint seems to have slowly
become a quasi Unix setup. Why don't you go for a real Unix like
Linux? Is it Mint's link with TOS that you like? As I mentioned in
another post, you could run a boot manager and choose TOS or Linux
at bootup time. Up until Mint 112, Mint ran too slow for me. The
slowdown outweighed the pre-emptive multitasking benefits-for me
anyway. Guess what I am really asking is: Why should I go for a Mint
setup as oppossed to Linux? Go ahead, Evan-convince me! :-)
This isn't flame bait here-I really do want to weigh the pros and
cons. I'm always looking for ways to expand what my Falcon can do.

BTW2-Geneva now works with Mint and takes the place of GEM.SYS. I
just set up the new Geneva/Neo4 upgrade last night, but it just
might get me using Mint now! :-)



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