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Kim Johnson Issue #11, March 1995 Kim provides insightful answers to some of the most frequently asked questions. Linux Journal had double-duty in Washington, D.C. this December at Open Systems World—in addition to running a two-day “Linux Conference”, we also had a booth in the exhibit hall where we handed out magazines, sold books and distributions, and answered questions about ...

Greg Hankins Issue #11, March 1995 Greg Hankins describes how to install Slackware Linux over a network. One of the easiest and quickest ways to install Linux is over a network, using NFS (Network File System). All you need is a machine that has the full Linux distribution available for NFS mounting. In this article, I’ll describe in detail how ...

Arnold Robbins Issue #11, March 1995 In this two-part article, Arnold shows us how small is beautiful when it comes to user interfaces. This column briefly describes Plan 9 From Bell Labs, an operating system done by the original group at Bell Labs that did Unix. We will be focusing on the user interface part of Plan 9. It is ...

Phil Hughes Issue #11, March 1995 Scared of Pentiums? Looking for an alternative while you are waiting for the Alpha port? There are choices. We just went through the “Pentiums don’t always divide correctly” fiasco. This got a lot of people talking about Linux ports to other hardware such as the PowerPC and the DEC Alpha. While these ports are ...

LJ Staff Issue #11, March 1995 Awards, UniForum and more. Software Development `95-Excellence In Programming Award Dr. Dobb’s Journal is presenting Linus Torvalds with a “Dr. Dobb’s Journal Excellence In Programming” Award in a special presentation on February 16, 1995, 11:00 a.m. at the Moscone Center in San Francisco. UniForum and Usenix, March 1995 UniForum, March 14-16, Dallas, Texas-UniForum will ...

Arnold Robbins Issue #10, February 1995 This month’s column discusses RCS, the Revision Control System. What is RCS? RCS is the Revision Control System. Its job is to manage the process of revising and updating files. It can and should be used for program text and documentation, as well as for any other files that are revised on a frequent ...

Liam Greenwood Issue #10, February 1995 A guide to discovering documentation (and other valuables) on your Linux system. So, you decided to see what all the fuss was about. You installed Linux, logged in to your own Unix machine, and are ready to race. Hmmm, strange prompt: george:~# It’s not quite C:&gt: but it can’t be that hard. You put ...

Belinda Frazier Issue #10, February 1995 >First-time Linux representation, interesting application demonstrations, a vast array of materials and excited users—all contributed to a productive Comdex show. Braving the crowds last November, I joined over 200,000 participants at COMDEX in Las Vegas, Nevada. The largest computer trade show in the world, COMDEX offered 2,200 exhibitors plying their new computer, multimedia and/or ...

Mark Komarinski Issue #9, January 1995 Got that sinking feeling that often follows an overzealous rm? Our system doctor has prescription. There was recently a bit of traffic on the Usenet newsgroups about the need for (or lack of) an undelete command for Linux. If you were to type rm * tmp instead of rm *tmp and such a command ...

LJ Staff Issue #9, January 1995 Linux International has announced the formation of the Linux Development Grant Fund, an international fund designed to both promote development for Linux by awarding grants to Linux developers and to give Linux users a way to support Linux development in an organized and efficient fashion. Everybody wins as Linux International creates a grant fund ...