YellowDog Linux

Robert F. Stockdale IV javabob at localnet.com
Thu Apr 18 03:40:06 EDT 2002


Strong ARM is a CPU for many devices but mostly for PDA's. I got my wife 
a Sharp Zarus 5000 for Xmas and it has the Intel Strong ARM. It's the 
fastest LINUX running PDA I've seen yet.
Bob

Ronald Maggio wrote:

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Robert F. Stockdale IV" <javabob at localnet.com>
> To: <nflug at nflug.org>
> Sent: Thursday, April 11, 2002 3:47 AM
> Subject: Re: YellowDog Linux
> 
> 
> 
>>Last I heard Yellowdog Linux is for Mac's. Since all I run now is AMD
>>cpu's I haven't looked at it. Just don't have the correct hardware for
>>it. The only other hardware(cpu's that is) that interest me is DEC Alpha
>>and Strong ARM (preferibly not the Intel version).
>>
> 
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> --------->
> Hi Rob
> 
> Well eBay always has people selling DEC Alpha's. As to the honesty of the
> seller and the
> condition of the equipment I can't attest to. I'm right now cleaning up
> thing here in the office
> and don't have much time to search the web for info, but what is a: Strong
> ARM
> (preferibly not the Intel version)?
> 
> I'll be working again on the DEC Alpha's most likely next week, I have to
> reread through the
> info I printed off the web about the models I have. I got my hands on a few
> units, but I'm only
> going to try to get two up and running and use the others for surplus parts.
> As soon as I get at least one working (to the best of my ability) I'll bring
> it to a meeting.
> If anyone knows of a source for the following equipment that would like to
> donate their old unused
> items working or not. I can frankenstein what I need out of them, I'm
> looking for:
> SCSI 50 pin centronics drive tower, active terminator, SCSI drives and KVM
> switches please let me know.
> 
> I think I'll bring the AMD box with mandrake 8.1 to get a few pointers from
> the group as to what I should do to it next.
> 
> See you all there on the 21st
> 
> Ron
> 
> 
>>No plans to get any
>>Apple flavored machine therefore no YellowDog.
>>
>>I've been away for a bit more than a week (a much needed vacation).
>>Trying to catch up on emails. Mark me down for a YES to try this new
>>meeting place.
>>Bob
>>
>>Ronald Maggio wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Say has anyone seen or tried a flavor called: YellowDog Linux
>>>
>>>I saw it listed it GLUE, and I wrote to them for Corporate
>>>Donations...well we'll see if they send up anything?
>>>
>>>I went to their web site and from the description its like Mandrake well
>>>what I mean is that its based on RedHat
>>>
>>>with there flavor changes that's all. If we get a copy of it somehow
>>>someway, I'd like to look it over for the heck of it.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>See ya at the next meeting fellows:)
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>Ron:)
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>Ron Maggio
>>>Have Screwdriver Will Travel
>>>Computer Repair Service
>>>P.O. BOX 186
>>>Spring Brook, NY. 14140-0186
>>>Phone: (716) 677-5909
>>>havescrewdriverwilltravel at worldnet.att.net
>>><mailto:havescrewdriverwilltravel at worldnet.att.net>
>>>
>>
>>
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