-=> CHARLES ANGELICH wrote to WAYNE CHIRNSIDE <=-
 
 WC> Checked out your web page and noted the mini-Linux package.
 WC> Downloaded several packages and bookmarked other pages.

 CA> That particular mini-Linux is quite easy to get set up and
 CA> delivers all that it promises. I have it here on my hard drive.

 WC> Look forward to messing around with this until I get a
 WC> larger drive. I'll do the on disk install as I have the
 WC> space for it.

 CA> The more complete hard drive install archive was just updated
 CA> yesterday by Steven Darnold. He said the new package is easier
 CA> to use and has some 'fix's added to it. It is possible to setup
 CA> X windows with just 16 meg of memory if Basic Linux is
 CA> installed to it's own partition on your hard drive if you would
 CA> like a GUI. I think Steven said Linux Netscape will work with
 CA> that setup?

I've got 20 meg. real and will create an equal size Linux swap.

 WC> The idea of being able to browse and download mail off the
 WC> net in Linux on such a small install is most attractive.

 CA> It is quite fast using LINKS. I even added a second ramdrive
 CA> and was downloading QWK packets, using ATP to reply, and
 CA> uploading them back again with ztelnet. It works quite well
 CA> actually.

 I like ramdrives :-)
 I'll snag LINK's as well than if not in the package.

 CA> The ATP OLR I use compiles for DOS, Linux, BSD, and a few
 CA> others so using ATP was good for me even if it wasn't my
 CA> modified version.

 I used to download QWK's on Linux minicomm and save to a DOS
 partition.
 MultiMail is also Linux friendly so I'll have to snag the source
 code.

 WC> I like your fast loading and plain jane simple to use web
 WC> page design.

 CA> Thanks. I try to remember what I learned about the
 CA> user-interface when I was writing BBS software. It's not easy
 CA> to maintain any-browser compatibility but so far I've stuck
 CA> with server side includes and CGI that users don't even realize
 CA> are there. :-)

Some of the phreaking web sites I run into these days are
anything but standard code and it's getting to the point
where you _need_ DSL or cable to log onto some sites.
The local channel 8's web page is a half meg. :-(

 
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