For the uninitiated, Linux is a Unix-like operating system which has been developed to run on IBM PC compatible machines. It is a stable fully 32-bit operating system which performs true multitasking and will run on as little as an 80386 with 4 MB of RAM and 30 MB or so of disk. Linux supports TCP/IP networking and runs X-windows. Finally, it is FREE making it more and more attractive as an alternative to Win '95 or Windows NT.

NOTE:

Visit Roger's Sun3 Page!

I have recently acquired some Sun3's and have some information on getting them working...

Click for a full-size view of kcusew running olvwm under Linux 2.0.0.

Click for a full-size view of elurew running fvwm95-2 under Linux 2.0.29.

My Linux Machines

• kcusew.tamu.edu

  • Pentium 133 w/ 64MB, 1GB Linux Disk
  • Runs Linux and Openwin *almost* all the time
  • Hooked to the A&M 10base-2 ethernet



• elurew.tamu.edu

  • 486/66 w/ 48MG, 500MB Linux Disk
  • Runs Linux always
  • Hooked to the A&M 10base-2 ethernet



• regor

• 233 MHz PentiumII w/ 64 MB RAM, 2GB Linux Disk
• Dual Boot to Lose95



• keystone.roger.net

• An IBM PS/2 Model-70 w/ 6MB, 105 MB Linux Disk
• Runs Linux exclusively and serves as gateway, router, and dns for other hosts on my 10Base-2 ethernet at home
• Defies the laws of nature by running Linux on an MCA-bus with ESDI drives!



• oe800.roger.net

• Pentium 100 MHz w/ 16MB, 500 MB Linux Disk
• Dual boot with Win 3.1
• Networked via 10Base-2 ethernet and capable of direct dial-in or gateway routing access (via maxwell.roger.net) to the internet

Tips, Observations, Opinions, and Links

• I run Applixware 4.3 on kcusew and elurew and have found it to be a wonderful alternative to MS Office et al.
• I can run MS-Word 6.0 and Excel under wine which works quite well for simple editing and resaving. (but not printing)
• Many thanks to Chris Beauregard for posting some great MCA kernel hacks
• Slakware is my preference for installing Linux!
• I think Redhat gets the award for 'most micro-soft-like' Linux install package!
• Redhat also gets a microsoft award for customer support since they have still not answered my question during the entire time of my free support for Applixware!
• Linux GAMES, Anyone?
• Check out these Java Games which run through your browser!
• Netscape 3.01 for linux was TERRIBLY unstable for me, so I run Netscape 2.02. You can't get it from Netscape anymore, but you can get it HERE
• OCTAVE! is a powerful and FREE Matlab clone that runs under Linux and will *almost* directly port .m-files.
• Add Insult to Injury with a cute Shakespearean insult generator for X11.
• If you want to run your X-windows applications remotely under MS-Windows, I have had luck with XWin32, although it is a little slow - especially over the modem.

Netatalk will allow your Linux box to speak MacOS file sharing (AppleShare).

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