From: PERUCCI, PHILIP A. (SSB1PZP@imcvms.med.navy.mil)
Date: 08/10/93


From: SSB1PZP@imcvms.med.navy.mil (PERUCCI, PHILIP A.)
Subject: Re: which is better: Slackware or SLS
Date: Wed, 11 Aug 1993 00:41:06 GMT

In <CBItKD.I5q@ns1.nodak.edu> person@plains.NoDak.edu writes:

>
> Slackware wins hands down. As I recall, i had to have lots of help
> installing SLS. The guy who helped me install SLS is the same
> guy who produced the Slackware distribution.
>
> If you want Xfree to work right the FIRST time, get Slackware. I had no end
> of problems getting X up and going with SLS. Pat had to figure that one out
> for me too.
> God, I feel like I'm writting a Jerry Pournelle column here.
> --
> Brett Person
> Guest Account
> North Dakota State University
> person@plains.nodak.edu || person@plains.bitnet

Does Slackware work well with SCSI and tcp/ip? More to the point,

  1) Is the Adaptec 1542B supported?

  2) Net 2?

  3) Which NICs are supported WITHOUT re-compiling kernel? If 3C503
     is one, is it compiled for AUI or thin-net?

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