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...also became the beneficiary of that tradition, since thousands of freeware programs originally written to run on Unix also run on Linux. A CD-ROM loaded with Linux and a library of software can be purchased for $49 from Red Hat Software in Durham, N.C., or downloaded for free on the Net www.linuxresources.com) There is even a Windows-type front end that makes Linux a little easier for ordinary mortals to use. Today the number of machines running Linux is estimated at 7 million...
...least, that's how it seems, based on how IBM's new ThinkPad i Series turned out. The company's first consumer-targeted notebooks, due out next month, are priced at $1,499, $1,999 and $2,499. All have active-matrix color screens, 56K modems and 20X CD-ROM drives. And inch-wide Altec-Lansing stereo speakers...
...ROM player itself, at 20X, is fast enough to run most software. I was able to stalk deer in the hills of Pennsylvania playing Deer Hunter II, though installing the game and loading it seemed to take forever compared to how long my 30X desktop machine needed. The 13.1-in. screen was certainly a pleasure to look at, but the big-screen contributed to a package that weighed in at a sumo-like 7.7 lbs. That's way too heavy for a wimp like me to lug around every...
...early Burglary Years is also an enhanced CD--it comes with some bonus multi-media. Before you go out and buy that new Morrissey-monogrammed CD-Rom, however, beware: the "bonus" sucks. Only the most avid Morrissey fan could find pleasure in watching the grainy video for "Sunny" (No wonder why the video was never released...). Ostensibly shot with a camcorder, the video shows three people in Victoria Park, London, laughing and smiling throughout robberies and domestic violence. A young woman kisses the man who robbed...
Other new offerings from FAS Computer Services include a Dial-Up networking installer on CD-ROM, which includes new versions of Netscape and other programs; full networking support for Windows 98; Windows NT Workstation software on Science Center labs; and 56K and ISDN-compatibility on the dialup modem pool, enabling users with these high-speed modems to access the FAS network