[Tfug] tfug Digest, Vol 64, Issue 36

Wed Nov 19 11:10:00 MST 2008

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>    1. Happy hour this Thursday at Claude's (Claude Rubinson)
>    2. New to the group (Tyler Nienhouse)
>    3. Re: New to the group (Bowie J. Poag)
>    4. which linux for really old laptop (Jeffrey Clark)
>    5. Re: which linux for really old laptop (Chris Hill)
>    6. Qwest Fiber? (Jon)
>    7. Re: which linux for really old laptop (Jeffrey Clark)
>    8. Re: which linux for really old laptop (Chris Hill)
>    9. Re: which linux for really old laptop (Tyler Nienhouse)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 16:07:15 -0700
> From: Claude Rubinson <rubinson at u.arizona.edu>
> Subject: [Tfug] Happy hour this Thursday at Claude s
> To: TFUG <tfug at tfug.org>
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> Hi all,
>
> I'm calling this Thursday's happy hour for my place.  I'm thinking
> that we can order pizza (and wings), so bring some cash.  Also, please
> bring soft drinks and beer (or whatever you want to quench your
> thirst).  I'll plan on people beginning to show up around 6pm.  If you
> show up earlier, I'll put you to work with any last minute
> cleaning/prep.
>
> We'll be hanging out around the fire pit outside, so bring something
> warm to put on in case it gets cool.  Which reminds me: if you have
> any patio chairs (or camping chairs, etc) that you could bring, they'd
> be appreciated.  I never have enough.
>
> I live at 1216 E. Lee St., between Speedway and Grant just West of
> Mountain.  It's a small yellow house on the South side of the street.
> If you need it, my cell is 520-370-8886.
> http://maps.google.com/maps?q=1216+Lee+85719
>
> See you on Thursday!
>
> Claude
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> Message: 2
> Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 23:41:57 +0000
> From: "Tyler Nienhouse" <flakeparadigm at gmail.com>
> Subject: [Tfug] New to the group
> To: TFUG <tfug at tfug.org>
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> Hello. I found this group just last night while I was searching around on
> Google. I guess I'll introduce myself. My name is Tyler and I and I attend
> Marana Middle School. I use Linux (LinuxMint) and I run http://tan-com.com/.
> I have been using linux of sorts for about 3 or 4 years and I guess I know
> my way around linux it fairly well. (I'm obviously not very good at writing
> introductions)
>
> I am on freenode a lot of the time. Usually on the ##wikipedia-geeks channel
> (which is practally dead) and occasionally I am on the #ubuntu channel. (as
> of late, though, I have been on #tfug) My nick is flakeparadigm.
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> --Tyler Nienhouse
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> Only wimps use tape backup: REAL men just upload their important stuff on
> ftp, and let the rest of the world mirror it ;)   ~ Linus Torvalds ~
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> Message: 3
> Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 17:30:36 -0700
> From: "Bowie J. Poag" <bpoag at comcast.net>
> Subject: Re: [Tfug] New to the group
> To: Tucson Free Unix Group <tfug at tfug.org>
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> Hey Tyler! Welcome aboard!
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>
> Tyler Nienhouse wrote:
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>> Hello. I found this group just last night while I was searching around 
>> on Google. I guess I'll introduce myself. My name is Tyler and I and I 
>> attend Marana Middle School. I use Linux (LinuxMint) and I run 
>> http://tan-com.com/. I have been using linux of sorts for about 3 or 4 
>> years and I guess I know my way around linux it fairly well. (I'm 
>> obviously not very good at writing introductions)
>>
>> I am on freenode a lot of the time. Usually on the ##wikipedia-geeks 
>> channel (which is practally dead) and occasionally I am on the #ubuntu 
>> channel. (as of late, though, I have been on #tfug) My nick is 
>> flakeparadigm.
>>
>> --Tyler Nienhouse
>>
>> Only wimps use tape backup: REAL men just upload their important stuff 
>> on ftp, and let the rest of the world mirror it ;)   ~ Linus Torvalds ~
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> Message: 4
> Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 18:58:27 -0700
> From: "Jeffrey Clark" <cowgod2 at gmail.com>
> Subject: [Tfug] which linux for really old laptop
> To: "Tucson Free Unix Group" <tfug at tfug.org>
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> i got a really old laptop from my dad that i plan to put linux on and then
> donate.  what flavor of linux would people here recommend that's:
>
>    1. quick and easy to setup
>    2. has a gui
>
> i was thinking ubuntu would be the quickest setup, but it's pretty bloated.
> on the complete flipside, i know there's distros like damn small linux that
> would be good for an old pc but i'm assuming those will require lots of
> effort to get X or some other window manager on there.
>
> thoughts?
>
> jeff
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> Message: 5
> Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 19:00:42 -0700
> From: Chris Hill <ubergeek at ubergeek.tv>
> Subject: Re: [Tfug] which linux for really old laptop
> To: Tucson Free Unix Group <tfug at tfug.org>
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> Can you tell us how old? I just installed Intrepid Ibex onto a 900Mhz 
> Pentium M. Is that old? Or are we talking older? If older, Damn Small 
> Linux may be a good option, but others may have more input into that.
>
> C
>
> Jeffrey Clark wrote:
>   
>> i got a really old laptop from my dad that i plan to put linux on and 
>> then donate.  what flavor of linux would people here recommend that's:
>>
>>    1. quick and easy to setup
>>    2. has a gui
>>
>> i was thinking ubuntu would be the quickest setup, but it's pretty 
>> bloated.  on the complete flipside, i know there's distros like damn 
>> small linux that would be good for an old pc but i'm assuming those 
>> will require lots of effort to get X or some other window manager on 
>> there.
>>
>> thoughts?
>>
>> jeff
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> Message: 6
> Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 19:02:28 -0700
> From: Jon <bigj at voipmogul.com>
> Subject: [Tfug] Qwest Fiber?
> To: Tucson Free Unix Group <tfug at tfug.org>
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> Anyone on the list tried out Qwest's new "fiber" <cough> service? No 
> it's only fiber to the node but I'm getting 12 Mpbs tomorrow and 
> wondering if anyone has had any issues?
>
> If you haven't checked out if you can get new speeds I would hit up 
> their page. Mine was upgraded a month ago. Only reason I know is they 
> broke my phone service then in an attempt fix that they broke my DSL. 
> When I asked the tech WTF they were doing to break both services he said 
> "fiber to the node" and 3 weeks later their site said I qualified for 
> it. W00t.
>
>   
 From reviews, D*mnSmallLinux seems to be the distro of choice for P1/P2 
with 32-64M.  I have used it on a P2/266 64M using flash ram with no 
complaints for ssh and basic browsing.  Firefox is slow and I never go 
the wireless right.  Xububtu worked well on a P3/450 with 512M.  Right I 
am using TinyMe on that P3.  And finally to keep from being flamed, I 
have put Debian 4 on a P2 400 with 128M and it works surprising well 
with fluxbox.  Hopefully you have better stuff than I do....

-- 
Paul Steinbach
MIS Manager
Sam Levitz Furniture

E-mail: MIS at samlevitz.com
Phone:  520.624.7443 X2571
Cell:   520.247.5730