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Mmmmmm, Slackware 9 is availible. It includes fun stuff like GCC 3.2.2, xFree 4.3.0, 2.4.20 kernel patched for the lastest security hole, kde 3.1, gnome 2.2, ect. ect. ect.
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Cost is definitly a big part of the problem. Not only to make the cables, which would actually not be too expensive since they would be pretty short, but imbedding the fiber in a PCB would also...

I have used solid state drives in PC104 computers a few times. We use them in situations where the computer might experience shaking or stress that is hard on standard hard disk drives.

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Ok, this my be somewhat of a restat of early things but I am going to post it anyway.

Originally when they made computers they had to think of a way to represent and store numbers. Some though...

Without getting into the OS war, I suggest running Apache no matter what OS you choose. There is a reason why Apache is the number 1 web server on the planet, for both small and big jobs.

As for...

Given the environment this machine is going into I would choose the Macintosh. G4 has plenty of power (I won't bother going into G4 vs. P4 because it isn't worth the trouble). There are great tools...

The darn well better have a 64-bit OS out there. Because if the OS isn't 64-bit none of the applications running on it can be 64-bit. Basically, without a 64-bit OS Hammer won't us 64-bit mode at...

While Mplayer can be a pain to get setup, it is my favorite DVD player for linux. You just have to make sure that you have all your libraries in order before you install mplayer, or you will have to...

I wouldn't buy it for PC.... nor would I like to see it out for the PC.

For one, I like OSX a lot. The user interface is clean and intuitive. It runs most of the unix dev tools/ software. And...

I hate to fuel a flame war but it really bothers me when people go around and say that Windows supports more hardware then Linux or other Open Source Unix-like OS's. That is just plane wrong. There...

IBM is more likely to spend there money developing tools for specific purposes under linux. For example, they might release some load balancing tools or something of that nature. I think part of...

There is no reason to turn this thread into a linux vs. windows debate. That has nothing to do with the issue at hand.

The issue is that Microsoft has been labeled a monopoly and the government...

Ok... to run without swap all you have to do is not mount a swap partition. If there isn't one mounted you don't use it.

I have 512MB of RAM on my main desktop machine and I rairly touch the swap...

Win4Lin allows you to run Win98 in a Window from within Linux. However, it is still running on its old DOS kernel and using its own drivers and whatnot.

Ranger is right, there is no restriction saying the swap file has to be a primary partition.

He is also right in saying both versions of linux can use the same swap. If you have enough ram you...