By Bill Duncan, VE3IED, bduncan@beachnet.org Although more computers are becoming network connected every day, there are many instances where you need to transfer files by the ol’ sneaker-net method. Here are some hints, tips and short-cuts for doing this, aimed at users who are new to Linux or Unix. (There may even be some information […]

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Generally about UNIX text editors All of my friends who use Linux always told me that text editors is very important problem under this OS (I mean text-mode editors with 100K executable for writing programs). As I understand, this problem is not a problem of Linux itself, but it’s a problem of every UNIX. What’s […]

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Comdex has come and gone once again. COMDEX is the second largest computer trade show in the world, offering multiple convention floors with 2000 exhibitors plying their new computer products to approximately 220,000 attendees. The Fall 1996 show was held last November in Las Vegas, Nevada. This show was a great success for Linux in […]

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WWW Server Combining modems for more speed Date: Mon, 23 Dec 1996 23:37:00 -0800 (PST) From: liberty@pe.net (Keith) Thanks for reading this post. I have heard that it’s possible to set up Linux to combine two analog modems into one so as to double the speed of a connection. Is this true, how does this […]

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In this article, I will describe some of the main features of TCSH, which I believe makes it worth using as the primary login shell. This article is not meant to persuade bash users to change! I’ve never used bash, and by that reason I know very little about it. As some of you surely […]

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The Adventure of Upgrading to Redhat 4.0 Here at Northern Michigan University, we run a Linux lab with 14 workstations. Upgrading from Redhat 3.0 to Redhat 4.0 has been quite an adventure. This article describes the upgrading of one workstation. Time The first thing to do when upgrading is to free up a significant block […]

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The Front Page The MailBag More 2 Cent Tips News Bytes News in General Software Announcements The Adventure of Upgrading to Redhat 4.0, by Randy Appleton Features of TCSH Shell, by Jesper Kjær Pedersen FEddi HOWTO (English version), by Manuel Soriano Graphics Muse, by Michael J. Hammel InfoZIP Archive Utilities, by Robert G. « Doc » Savage […]

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Thanks to all our authors, not just the ones above, but also those who wrote giving us their tips and tricks and making suggestions. Thanks also to our new mirror sites. Major « Not Linux » projects on my plate these days are the repair of a quilt and Thanksgiving. The « Sunbonnet Sue » quilt was made for […]

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The first week of November, I went to Washington, D.C. to attend Open Systems World/FedUNIX. While several dedicated Linux fans came by the booth, most of the people I talked to knew very little about Linux. Some were just cruising the booths, collecting whatever anyone was giving away, but we don’t mind–the literature they picked […]

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Published in the November Edition of the Linux Gazette (#11) Copyright (c) 1996 John M. Fisk The Linux Gazette is Copyright(c) 1996 Specialized Systems Consultants Inc. You’ve made it to the weekend and things have finally slowed down. You crawl outa bed, bag the shave ‘n shower ’cause it’s Saturday, grab that much needed cup […]

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