Hey WAYNE!

Mar 16 03:47 07, WAYNE CHIRNSIDE wrote to Maurice Kinal:

 WC> I still have physical issue and need to snag a low coffeee table or 
 WC> cart
 WC> for beside the bed so I can play with the 486 and network it to
 WC> the Pentium.

No rush at this end.  I am still working out a few issues wrt 486 and my
workstation and have just booted up to the latest 64-bit ttylinux on my
workstation where I am currently responding to this message.  I am hoping
to make this the basis of all points working off the worldly connected 486.
 This particular point is off a different server in NYS so it needs to do
things a tad differently and thus am needing to redo things based on the
last working setup.  I'll get there yet.  :-)

 WC> I've got it all planned out in my head now though.
 WC> tty Linux is quite near the top of my list
 WC> as you have never steered me wrong master Obiwan my tutor and mentor.
 WC> ( sorry, could not help myself) 

I am right about ttylinux.  However I have deviated from what the master
site says is needed since I do things a tad differently from the norm, even
with ttylinux.  Having said that, it is a GREAT base for 486's!!!  The one
here is more or less following standard operating procedures but had to add
a few packages to bring it into sync with the rest of the network here.

 ->> Even MS knows that.

 WC> i believe it to be purposely designed to be that way so as to lock 
 WC> you
 WC> into that piece of crud OS.

That is known as 'user friendliness'.  They can keep it.

 WC> hope you are well.

Not too bad all things considered.  Been hurting quite a bit more then
usual but am grinning and bearing it ... so far.  The weather isn't helping
any.  I'd complain but it doesn't do any good so I won't.

 WC> I'm up and down myself but right at the moment quite up.
 WC> Once again you have been most helpful and I most appreciative
 WC> for all of the effort and trouble that you have gone to on my behalf.

Not an issue with me.  I know we are doing the right thing from both our
perspectives.  You'll see when you're ready.

 WC> Thanks again and write about what you are doing with Linux.

See above.  It is getting quite interesting.  Even got stinkin' email
working with my evil, demented plan.  :-)

Still need to take care of mplayer and mencoder but that shouldn't be a
problem.  I've done it before so I know it'll work out great.  Decided to
try mounting a usb flash disk partition on /usr/local on the ramdisk to
keep it under 16M and that way the more bloated apps and libs will have a
new home.  Am testing the Fido stuff on there which must work since I
wouldn't be responding to this if it didn't.

 WC> I don't have to actually emulate it all but sooner or later if trend
 WC> continues I just might as I like the way Slackware turned out for me 
 WC> :-)

Slackware is the best.  A tad bloated for my evil, demented plan though
which is why I am using ttylinux.  It was Slackware that got me to this
stage of the game so you're following a very good path for sure.  No doubt
about that.

Life is good,
Maurice

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