Other Operating Systems and Modem USB Ports

Interesting posts over at Southernphried. Mudslingr has a modem (think internal) with a USB port on it...what's up with that? Modem maker decide to be helpful and just throw in an extra USB connection? Anyone know?

Grasshoppa (another great Southernphriedite) has sucessfully installed Linux SuSe and likes it a lot. We talked about Fedora the other night and want to see it. You can find more info at LINUXISO. Knoppix is also available here. It is CD-bootable and does not need to be installed on the hard drive to run.

Speaking of operating systems that don't need to be installed on the hard drive to run, have you seen Menuet? This actually fits on a floppy and runs from a floppy! It is written in assembly language and has many neat features. Quick, easy download and it's free. Really nice looking interface.

Must mention FreeBSD. This is a very popular alternative OS that is utilized by many websites. This is a true UNIX flavor and uses many applications found in open source software.

Everyone have a terrific Tuesday.

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