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- From: jwinstea@fenris.claremont.edu (Jim Winstead Jr.)
- Subject: Re: qrecent copy.
- Message-ID: <1992Sep7.195422.19813@muddcs.claremont.edu>
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- Organization: Harvey Mudd College, WIBSTR
- References: <1992Sep7.165004.17755@scott.skidmore.edu>
- Date: Mon, 7 Sep 1992 19:54:22 GMT
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- In article <1992Sep7.165004.17755@scott.skidmore.edu> jduncan@scott.skidmore.edu (john duncan) writes:
- >Anyone know the answers to these questions?
- > Where can I get a recent copy of Linux.(I don't know what the
- >recent rev is.
-
- Sites that come to immediate mind:
-
- tsx-11.mit.edu:/pub/linux/...
- ftp.mcc.ac.uk:/pub/linux/... (I think)
- sunsite.unc.edu:/pub/Linux/...
- nic.funet.fi:/pub/OS/Linux/...
-
- > Is linux mostly compatible with SCO Unix/Xenix binaries. (Does
- >it need recompileing)
-
- SCO Unix, not at all binary compatible, but there is a Xenix emulator
- written by Lawrence Foard which should be available somehow. (In
- fact, it should be in /pub/linux/ALPHA/xenix or something like that on
- tsx-11.)
-
- > Can I run X11R4/5 with EGA/VGA/SVGA/XVGA?
-
- Supported SVGA cards, yes. This includes cards using the following
- chipsets: ET3000, ET4000, Paradise, and Genoa, with 8514/A support in
- beta testing.
-
- Apparently the XFree86 people are working on generic VGA support.
-
- > Will linux support the Coconet online BBS system.(my
- >application for it)
-
- I dunno, haven't heard about it. If it's fairly portable to begin
- with, a port to Linux should be painless. If it has all sorts of ugly
- SCO hacks, you could have problems.
- --
- + Jim Winstead Jr. (CSci '95)
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