[Ham-Computers] Re: [Ham-Linux] Which distrabution (was Running Linux)

[Ken Sprouse]

Mike Schmitt wrote:

>I like fluxbox  because it will run really fast on a slow computer. I am
>waiting for a new Dell inspiron 8600 to be delivered. I have to do some
>research into installing Fedora on it. I will probably use fluxbox for
>the desktop there too. It is fast and small. I have not had any trouble
>running any apps that I want to run. It is a must try if your computer
>is older but I will use it with my new one too. Do you mess around with
>web development at all? I have just started to mess around with that
>too. I am using screem for that. Really nice clean html and easy to
>learn from.
>
>Mike
>
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I really appreciate the tip and I will give fluxbox a try.  I just 
received the parts I need to resurrect a P3 450 mHz motherboard that has 
been gathering dust.  This will become the main computer in the ham 
shack.  I got a good tight metal case, a fast Sony CD-RW, 512 meg of RAM 
and a 120 gig hard drive.  I'm sure it won't take long before I'm asking 
myself why I didn't also buy a new motherboard and processor made in 
this century. :-)  I only wish I could afford a nice flat panel display 
to hold down on the RFI, but that is a discussion for another thread.

Now that I have a room of my own dedicated to ham radio and computers I 
hope to have a number systems in here several running as servers.  Most 
of them will not need to be cutting edge power houses.  I hope to keep 
my HF log files and audio recorded from both ham rigs and scanners as 
MP3 files.  And of course there are the digital modes to work with.  Our 
county is working on incorporating packet into their emergency response 
communications system and I would like to be set up for that.  I hear a 
lot of talk about PSK31 but have never tried it.   Lot of new things to 
learn.

I have set up a web page on QSL.net (http://www.qsl.net/wa3fkg ) but I'm 
afraid it is VERY primitive.  Web development is another area that I 
would really like to get deeper into.  I have been learning Dreamweaver, 
I refuse to get involved with Microsoft Front Page, and have started to 
think about what I will use under Linux to take its place.  I don't know 
that there is the equivalent software out there in open source.  I know 
that you can do everything you want or need with just a text editor but 
why quill pen when you have a work processor available.  Have never 
heard of "screem".  Exactly what is it and how do you like it?

----Ken

-- 
Ken Sprouse / WA3FKG  Oakmont, PA
Member of the American Radio Relay League
Pittsburgh Area Scanner net on Sunday evenings 9:00PM on 147.090 mHz.
Glock - The ultimate point and click user interface.  (c)
Ask me how you can have any picture on your mouse pad.