Re: hardware ?????????

["Adam Williams" <awilliam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Jun 23,  7:03pm, az wrote:
> Subject: Re: hardware  ?????????
> Toppinfo@aol.com wrote:
> >
> > help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
> >
> > whos got advice on the pitfalls of hardware and linux
> > im thinking of building another post
> > i wanna be able to dial in and turn it on
> > thats possible with the right motherboard
> > then dial in again  to get it to dial up its
> > local isp  and bingo  i redial my local isp wher i am
> > and contact  and no long int calls involved
> >   is that possible under linux  or no

Yes, it has to do with the APM settings in the box's CMOS.  You can tell it to
fire up if there is an IRQ thrown for the serial port.  But the box isn't
really OFF otherwise it's just in supsension.  I don't know if that would mess
up Linux at all.  You might want to look into some of the servers that allow
you to temprarily create a DNS entry on the internet when you connect.  I think
one is called dyndns.something.  Other people on this know more about that than
I do.

> > my epson stylus is to slow under linux
> > what is a better one thats not to expensive
> > all i want to avoid is these damn nondisclosure
> > agreements  between   software and hardware
> > providers

What is an epson stylus?   Inkjet or Laser, etc...  I can print black and white
to HP PPA printers (855, 1000) but no color support yet.  I use a refurbished
IBM 4019 laser which works great.