Another happy user...Forum: User Feedback Topic: Another happy user... started by: bigkahuna Posted by bigkahuna on April 22 2005,02:27
Hi all,I finally got around to doing a full HD install and lilo setup of a copy of DSL 0.92 I've had for a while. System is a Samsung Sens 810 laptop, Pentium 133, 40 mb, 2 gb and soundblaster audio. Because this system has one bay that both the floppy and CD share, and it isn't hot-swappable (and won't boot from CD), I had to install DSL twice: once as a poor man's install then as a full HD install. Once I figured out how to do it (thanks to past posts and how-to's) it wasn't that bad. I've now "customized" the Blackbox/Flux WM with a Mac-like style (Nice-X) so it really doesn't look anything like Windoze (which I am sooo sick of). Now that I've resurrected this old puppy, I'm wondering what I can do with it? Suggestions? Thanks, Paul Posted by AwPhuch on April 22 2005,03:23
Now go for 1.01 man!Brian AwPhuch Posted by bigkahuna on April 22 2005,04:49
I had thought about doing that, except I'd probably have to re-install using floppies... an aweful lot of work... is it worth it? Is 1.01 that much better than 0.92? I'm thinking about using this system as a dedicated internet browser (using Opera I figure). I don't have DSL (the internet connection, not Damn Small that is) and the only modem I have for this system is a PCMCIA "Winmodem", so it may be a while 'til I can really use this system for something other than learning Linux and Damn Small on. Paul Posted by ke4nt1 on April 22 2005,05:59
Your little laptop will make a great lil personal web surfer,mp3 player ( from cli anyway ) , email browser, etc.. With 2GB of HD space, you can do a LOT with it and DSL on it. (serve some web pages? Admin another box? homework?) Consider spending the $10-$20 or so to get a real serial hardware modem... even a used 33.6k would do nicely. and you can use it on any computer, even a windows box.. If you had another old computer lying around.. You could strip it down to just a p/s, mobo, floppy drive, and a nic. Put freesco in it, on a floppy only, and connect your serial modem to it, and run the nic out to a small hub. then your laptop, along with all your other users/boxes/family could share the dialup connection. Then you can share files, music, etc. with everyone in your "home network".. You don't need high-speed or broadband to do this with linux. If the laptop supports pcmcia type II cards, you could even run wireless from your freesco-shared dialup to your laptop, with a wireless router connected to the hub. I have a P99, a couple of 233's and an P3-800. all laptops They are all a joy to use with DSL. Multiplayer Freeciv? IRC? Ham Radio? I can think of lots more.. 73 ke4nt Posted by bigkahuna on April 22 2005,06:44
TNX KE4NT,
The Samsung Sens 810 has 2 PCMCIA slots (one was a "Winmodem"), how can I tell if they're type II?
Hey, keep the ideas coming! In addition to this old notebook, I also have a Sony 900mhz notebook that is currently dual booting XP and Ubuntu. I'd love to be able to network the two, would be a great learning experience for me. I've run into a couple of folks that are thinking about dumping old computers... a router, eh? I'd like to do that as well. Any other ideas? P.S. - I'm also KF6TIL although I haven't been on the air for a couple of years, sold my HF rig and have an old 2m hand-held that I think has finally died... Thoughts of packet entered my head, but there aren't any good repeaters here (Hawaii). Thanks again, Paul |