a ton of questions

Ryan Mann p019077b at pb.seflin.org
Sat Dec 30 14:41:16 EST 2000


There some drivers listed for some win modems at 
http://www.linmodems.org.  A DOS emulator is available at 
http://www.dosemu.org.




On Sat, 30 Dec 2000, Gregory Nowak wrote:

> Hello listers,
> 
> Even though I've been following everything on the list, because of school
> work I didn't have much time to explore linux beyond reading a couple of
> books on it. Now that winter break has been here for a while, I got more
> time to actually check out how everything that I've learned about so far
> works. As a result, I've come up with a bunch of questions that I hope
> somebody would be kind enough to take the time to answer. So, here goes.
> Does linux support winmodem technology at all? Somehow I've got the sinking
> feeling that the answer is no, but I thought I'd ask anyway.
> In my c++ programming under windows, I've used 'iostream.h' to handle input
> and output streams. However, I've noticed to my surprise that this header
> doesn't exist in the gcc 2.7.2.3 include directory. What do I use instead?
> I know I'll probably be smerked by some of you for asking this one, but
> where can I download a free DOS emulator for linux?
> I also remember that a while ago some one on the list mentioned that they
> have an Abit be6-ii mother board. How do I install support for the 2 hpt366
> controlers into my kernel?
> I've also heard that it is possible for speakup to speak in lilo at the boot
> prompt. How do I set that up with slackware 7.1?
> Are there any screensavers for linux that would turn off the monitor after a
> certin amount of noneuse both at the login and shell prompts?
> That's all that comes to my mind for now. Thanks for any help at all that
> any of you would be able to give me.
> Greg Nowak
> P.S. Happy new year to everyone.
> 
> P.S. One more question,: Does speakup speak under x?
> 
> 
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