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LJ Staff Issue #8, December 1994 This is the Meta-FAQ for Linux. September 15, 1994 This is the Meta-FAQ for Linux. It is mainly a list of valuable sources of information. Check out these sources if you want to learn more about Linux, or have problems and need help. Lars Wirzenius (wirzeniu@cc.helsinki.fi) wrote the first version of this document, and ...

Michael K. Johnson Issue #8, December 1994 Have you ever wanted to rant about commercial applications for Linux? Wanted to find fellow Linux addicts? Wanted an understanding shoulder to cry on because you just typed “rm -rf /”? Linux organizations, at local and global levels, can enhance the sense of community between Linux users. As the Usenet comp.os.linux.* groups get ...

Mark F. Komarinski Issue #8, December 1994 This month’s article deals with your system clock and how you can set up your clock in Linux and keep it updated. It may not appear difficult to keep your clock set correctly. DOS had the ability to set its time directly from the BIOS (Basic In/Out System) and you could set the ...

Liem Bahneman Issue #8, December 1994 Need to run multiple tasks but have only a standard dial-up connection to the host? Term may be the answer you have been looking for. Term, originally developed by Michael O’Reilly (michael@iinet.com.au), is a program that allows multiple, concurrent connections over a serial line. Term allows almost all “standard” TCP/IP applications to be used ...

Andy Tefft Issue #7, November 1994 Now and then, Andy Tefft will tell us what he ahs been doing with his Linux system, which may give you some ideas for your own system. This month, he installs Mosaic and pays with a clone of the classic board game, Risk. I admit it. I’m hooked on Mosaic. You don’t know what ...

LJ Staff Issue #7, November 1994 Open Systems World and Amsterdam. Open Systems World Linux Journal will be hosting the Linux International Users Conference at the 6th Annual Open Systems World/FedUNIX ’94. The event is being held at the Washington Conference Center, Washington, D.C, during the week of November 28, and the two-day Linux Confer-ence will be on Thursday and ...

Arnold Robbins Issue #7, November 1994 This month’s column discusses groff, the GNU version of troff. groff This month’s column discusses groff, the GNU version of troff. Explaining troff in full detail can (and has!) taken more than one book. For now, we’ll provide a little bit of history and an overview of what groff is, what the input tends ...

LJ Staff Issue #7, November 1994 Linux Journal would like to promote and support user group meetings, and plans on having a column dedicated to LUGs. Is there a Linux User Group meeting in your area that you attend? Would you like to find one? Would you like to start one? Linux Journal would like to promote and support user ...

Jeff Tranter Issue #7, November 1994 A CD-ROM drive is one of the most popular hardware upgrades for personal computers and is becoming a standard peripheral for new systems. In the article, Jeff looks at support for CD-ROM under Linux. CD-ROM stands for Compact Disc Read-Only Memory, a storage medium utilizing an optical laser to read microscopic pits on the ...

Phil Hughes Issue #7, November 1994 In this article Phil Hughes describes the basics of choosing a hardware platform for Linux. Although Linux software is virtually free, the required hardware isn’t. This makes some people hesitate to jump into the Linux movement. But it doesn’t need to be complicated, scary or expensive. Linux runs on most common hardware. In this ...