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

["Robert G. Brown" <bob@xxxxxxx>]

>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
I'm sure it is, but I'm not familiar enough with the latest and
greatest in motherboard technology for my answer to make sense
in that context anyway.

But I do have something to offer as an engineer; you're going about
this in too complex a manner... let's simplify it a bit with a couple 
of alternatives:

1. Why are you turning your computer OFF in the first place? Leave the
   darn thing ON. If you can (most European phones are still charge
   by the minute, so you might not be able to), leave it on-line, too!

   If you really can't leave it on-line, then leave it on but write some
   scripts that let it take care of routine stuff while you're not around,
   like log on and download email, news, perform housekeeping tasks, and 
   so forth.

   How much power does your computer consume (just the computer, not the moni-
   tor and other stuff)? Now compare that to the price of a new motherboard
   equipped with this sort of interface (and you're using some power ALL THE 
   TIME to run the power supply anyway), and you'll see how long it will take 
   to justify the cost. A lo-o-o-ng time, methinks.

2. Whatever you do, you can certainly place dialing up in the boot sequence
   of this machine. That way, the act of turning it on causes it to dial up.
   up. Or build a cron job to do this, so that periodically it will connect
   and make itself available on the net.


>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   
A straightforward matter of investigating the printer market, which is 
always changing. It is probably more effective to describe what sort of
things you want to print (rough drafts, color finals, knockout letters,
photographs, etc.) along with other requirements. With your goals stated
that way, it will be easier to address them.

                                                            Regards,
                                                            ---> RGB <---