Subj : Linux For P4
To   : ROB MCCART
From : poindexter FORTRAN
Date : Mon Nov 19 2018 06:36 am

  Re: Linux For P4
  By: ROB MCCART to POINDEXTER FORTRAN on Sun Nov 18 2018 12:39 am

RM> That sounds not too bad.
RM> Forgive me if my knowledge of Linux is out of date. Is this a version that
RM> has to be compiled or does it just install in a working condition.

It works out of the box, can be booted from a USB stick or a DVD. Once it
boots, it puts you into a live environment running off of the removable media
and lets you try it out or install it.

RM> Am I likely to have a hard time finding dial-up modem support for it ?

Dial-up PPP support? Not sure if it supports it out of the box, but it's
possible. Network Manager, the system tray tool doesn't seem to have support
built-in, but I remember writing scripts to nail up a PPP connection, wouldn't
be that hard.

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