From: jwinstea@fenris.claremont.edu (Jim Winstead Jr.) Subject: Re: qrecent copy. Date: 7 Sep 1992 19:54:22 GMT
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.
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