Re: tlug: Promoting Linux on Power Macs, G3 boxes, and iMacs.

["Scott M. Stone" <ss8913@example.com>]

Uva Coder wrote:
> 
> I received a copy of LinuxPPC (a 2 CD set) in the mail today. If anyone
> is interested I could make some CDs for anyone interested in trying it
> out.  There are two catches: 1) You have to be at the next TLUG meeting
> to receive it,  2) The 2 CD set will go for 600 yen to help support TLUG.
> 
> It is a nicely done distribution. It has come a long way since the last
> release of LinuxPPC 4.1.   It installs with the Linux 2.2.6 kernel ,
> glibc 2.1.1, GNOME, KDE, and more.  You will need at least 650 MB of
> disk space and 16 MB of RAM . 32 MB of RAM is recommended. One novelty
> that I like is the Blue Sreen of Death screensaver. It displays those
> old favorite Windows and Mac death screens. *grin*

FYI, this is a standard xlock/xscreensaver feature:

xlock -mode bsod

works on all platforms AFAIK.

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Scott M. Stone <sstone@example.com>
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Taos Mountain Software
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