YellowDog Linux

[Ronald Maggio]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Robert F. Stockdale IV" <javabob at localnet.com>
To: <nflug at nflug.org>
Sent: Thursday, April 18, 2002 3:40 AM
Subject: Re: YellowDog Linux


> 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

Oh ok thanks for the informaton:)

Ron

>
> 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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