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COMMERCIAL: Linux-FT & C89
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Lars Wirzenius)
Sun Oct 29 11:46:09 1995
Date: Tue, 24 Oct 1995 20:40:41 +0200
From: Lars Wirzenius <wirzeniu@cc.helsinki.fi>
To: linux-announce@vger.rutgers.edu
Reply-To: linux-announce-owner@vger.rutgers.edu
From: info@lasermoon.co.uk
Subject: COMMERCIAL: Linux-FT & C89
Approved: linux-announce@news.ornl.gov (Lars Wirzenius)
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.announce
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Linux-FT
Release 1.1 of Linux-FT is now shipping.
ISO/IEC 9899:1990 Standard C (ANSI C) conforming C
The first release of Linux-FT set new standards for Linux which others
have found hard to follow. Release 1.1 is better still and contains many
*unique* features :
- ISO/IEC 9899:1990 Standard C (ANSI C) conforming C
Compiler. Unique to Linux-FT, the C89 compiler
resolves numerous problems, resulting in
a far more stable distribution.
- New Standard C conforming math library, higher
precision and numerous bugs fixed
- revised, enhanced and more standard Libraries
- enhancements to xadmin
- copy-cache auto-installation
- enhanced Boot Manager
The above combined with an enhanced ELF5 binary set, 1.2.13 kernel, XFree3.1.2
makes Linux-FT *THE* ideal choice for all Commercial and Professional
applications.
You will find extensive details on the WWW http://www.lasermoon.co.uk
pages and also on ftp.lasermoon.co.uk
A feature list now follows ;
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Unix Is Now Closer Than You Thought
***** Release 1.1 : ISO/IEC 9899:1990 C Standard Conformance *****
9899:1990 C Conformance
-----------------------
We have put this at the start of the specification as it represents
a significant step forward in making Linux more conformant and
far more consistent and stable.
In case you think that C standard conformance is of purely academic
interest and not important for your work, just try the following
small program on your Linux system:
#include <stdio.h>
int rtime;
int main()
{
printf("%d\n", rtime); /* Should print "0" */
rtime = 1; /* Should not crash */
return 0;
}
This program conforms to the C standard, to POSIX, to XPG4 and
the Single UNIX(R) specification. It should print "0" and exit.
Try to compile this program with shared libraries and statically
linked and observe what it does.
gcc a.c for the shared version
and
gcc -static a.c for the static version
It will probably compile without warnings. But it will print a nonzero
number, and if you link it staticly or use a non-Standard C conforming
ELF compiler it will crash when it tries to assign to the
integer variable 'rtime'.
The problem would be less severe if the compiler gave at least
a warning. Or if the program would crash when started. But the
bug will only occur when it accesses 'rtime'.
This is caused by what is called "name space pollution". The
symbol 'rtime' happens to be in the C library. You might know
this. But do you also know all other symbols defined in the
C library? Given the speed at which Linux changes, can you keep track
of all the symbols in *ALL* the libraries you link against?
It is like Russian roulette: for each symbol used,
there is a small danger of a name clash. The more symbols are
used, the larger the total danger. Of course, if the problem
occurs in the main code path of the program, it may be possible
to find it during testing and rename the symbol. But imagine
a bug like this in a seldomly used and never tested code path,
e.g. error recovery. This makes a nice time bomb. It makes
for unstable, unreliable and un-supportable products.
Problems like this happen in real programs. We found in excess
of 10 programs in the Linux-FT distribution which crashed
with the old C compiler, the small test program above is a
condensed version of one of them. A large commercial package
crashed, too; and we do not know how many more of these bugs were
still hidden, waiting for the unsuspecting user to crash
their application and maybe the system as a result.
Of course, if you do not care about software quality, stability
or consistency, where a little crash now and then does no harm,
this may not be a problem for you. But, if you are a Professional
Developer, if you require REAL Commercial Quality software,
it is of fundamental importance:
Can You Afford To Take The Risk?
Can your Customers?
C89 Delivers!
- -------------
The new Standard Conforming C compiler (C89) solved all of these
problems. Used to compile the demo program above, the program works
as expected. Though, the linker produces a warning that a name
clash occured. You are free to ignore this warning (the program
works fine), but it informs you that you can no longer use the
function 'rtime'. So you get a more reliable, consistent and
predictable binary.
And The Best News!
All programs developed with the C89 C compiler and the new math library
from Linux-FT are entirely binary compatible to most other recent Linux
distributions. (But if shared libraries are used, the application must
be prepared to live with what the target system provided!)
So you can migrate to Linux-FT with Confidence :
Confidence that your applications will compile properly.
Confidence that your existing binaries will be compatible.
Confidence that you will have a more stable and reliable system.
Other Distinguishing Features
=============================
Linux-FT is unlike any other distribution you have used before.
Containing many new and revolutionary features not present on any other
product, with a full range of variations to suit almost every
conceivable application, it has set new standards of conformance and
excellence.
The full package comprises an excess of 5 CD-ROM's and a
complete integrated Motif development system.
It's not just the ELF binary and development environment, nor the 1.2.13
kernel and XFree86-3.1.2 (in ELF form) that makes Linux-FT special:
The differences start the moment you begin installation.
You can either install using a boot floppy or by using the install.exe
program from a DOS system. Unlike distributions where the boot floppy tries
to guess the hardware you are using, or others where you have to attempt
to make a floppy disk from a number of possibilities, shortly after booting,
Linux-FT presents you with a menu of the hardware present, and you select
the hardware to boot from. This could be a floppy disk, local hard disk,
CD-ROM or NFS- mounted. And unlike other distributions who seem to be
obsessed with disk-sets, Linux-FT uses unique copy-cache technology to
copy files from the CD-ROM to the hard-disk as and when you use them.
o No nonsense.
o No guesswork.
o No Multiple Disk Sets
o Simplicity itself!
At-A-Glance-Reference
=====================
o Runnable from the CD-ROM
o Copy-cache
makes installation a truly hands-off affair.
o NIS / YP
Linux-FT has a full implementation of NIS / YP
o Boot Management
All new Boot Manager
o Xadmin tool
An extremely easy to use X based administration tool
o ELF
All ELF distribution
o Kernel
1.2.13 A version with quotas compiled
o Applications
Demos of commercial applications
o Window Manager
Option for an ELF format Motif mwm runtime license
o Motif
Option for a preconfigured and integrated Motif runtime
and development system
Is it expensive?
================
There are packages available for the cost-conscious and those wanting to
upgrade from their distributions.
Say Good-bye to Disk Sets!
==========================
And about time too! Installation is even simpler. With revolutionary
``copy-cache'' technology, all you do is mount the CD-ROM and the system
almost installs itself. Every time you access a file on the CD-ROM it is
automatically copied to the hard disk as you are using the system.
Of course, you can install complete packages as well if you want a
one-shot installation. Copy-cache is fully configurable allowing you to
control the file systems copied across and how much free disk space you
want to keep.
With copy-cache there are :
o No more disk sets.
o No more pressing the return key endlessly as the files are copied.
o No package copying delays
o No more hassle
Linux-FT's copy-cache technology gives you no fuss installation - you'll
be using your system while the other are still trying to install theirs.
Configuration is easy too! With the sophisticated X Windows based
configuration scripts, you can configure your printers, networks and
disk sub-systems using a user-friendly console. Say goodbye to the
endless manual file editing.
International Language Support
==============================
Linux-FT is available in the following languages :
o English
o French
o German
o Japanese (in development)
o Korean (in development)
o Italian
Note that large parts of the system and manual pages may remain in
English.
Is Linux-FT just another Slackware or RedHat?
=============================================
Absolutely not! Linux-FT contains many, many features that put it ahead
of any other distribution. Just compare the product specification and
judge for yourself.
Software
========
All the expected features are present, TCP/IP,
multimedia support, full C/C++ development environment, X11R6 runtime
and development packages with full documentation.
As you would expect, Linux-FT uses the stable 1.2.13 kernel which
offers compatibility with the latest hardware.
SCO Binary Compatibility
========================
Better still, Linux-FT allows you to run SCO binaries with the iBCS
library (due to time and other practical constraints, it has not been
possible to test this will all SCO binaries, but we do know that
Informix, Word Perfect and Frame work).
ELF
===
While Linux-FT is itself completely in the new ELF binary format,
the distribution allows you to continue using your old a.out
format binaries.
YP and NIS package 1.0
======================
Linux-FT NIS is a distributed network information database which is
fully compatible with SUN NIS. Linux-FT NIS is a replacement for the
standard Linux C-library implementation. To make maximum use of NIS many
of the database lookup routines have been modified to consult the NIS
services. Unlike other NIS packages available for Linux, Linux-FT NIS
provides the full set of NIS daemons and client programs. While
maintaining binary compatibility, it provides many advanced features and
bug fixes:
o NIS daemons ypbind, ypserv, yppasswd, ypupdated
o Support for multiple concurrent domain bindings
o Dynamic binding/rebinding of clients
o Support for slave servers
o Secure RPC with DES encrypted session keys
o Securenets facilities to restrict server access
o Various performance enhancements
o Automatic updating of remote databases
o Consistent handling of netgroups
o NIS support for sendmail and automounter
Brief Package Lineup
====================
All the expected Linux features are present including ;
o X11R6
XFree86-3.1.2 (based on X11R6pl12) is present in ELF format.
o shells
bash, tcsh, zsh
o editors
EMACS, elvis (vi), joe, edit, axe, xcoral, xwpe
o Text Formatting
TeX, LaTeX, groff, ghostscript
o Program Development & Support
C, C++, F77 (f2c and g77), Pascal (p2c), Tcl/Tk, Basic, Prolog,
Scheme, perl, ADA (gnat)
o Networking
TCP/IP and NFS with applications (such as telnet, ftp etc), slip,
ppp, uucp, pcomm, minicom, sendfax
o MultiMedia
Image viewers (JPEG, MPEG, GIF, TIFF and more)
o Internet
All the features you require to access the Internet including
mail readers (elm, pine etc), News readers and servers, pop3, ftp,
telnet, sendmail etc etc. Linux-FT is also WWW ready, complete
with it's own home.html file!
o Extra Packages
Linux-FT is the only distribution that comes with the option
of the OSF/Motif 2.0 mwm window manager. Other variants include
a complete preconfigured and integrated OSF/Motif development
system (competitive upgrades available for those with non-ELF
licenses or other vendors products).
You also get demonstrations of :
o Flagship
The database manager
o Xad
Commercial Motif GUI development tools
o dBMAN
Commercial DBase compiler
o SISCAD/P
Two-dimensional CAD package. While the demo is in German,
the registered version is available in English two.
o PAF
An integrated C++ development environment with class
browsers etc.
o ODD
A database interface for network access to commercial
databases like Oracle, Ingres, Informix and Sybase.
o Heaps of X and Motif freeware taken from the archive at
ftp.lasermoon.co.uk
Package List
============
Please refer to the Software Description List for further information.
The short form package list is as follows ;
kernels
linux-1.2.13 linux-1.2.13.or linux-1.2.13 linux-1.3.15 linux-1.3.15
usr.bin
ImageMagick-3.5 Lsox WorkMan-1.2.2a XCept-2.0l XVhelp-1.00 XWarp-1.00
aXe-6.1.2 acm-4.0 agrep-2.04 ansi-xterm arc-5.21e archie-1.4.1-FIX as86
at-2.6b at-2.7a autoconf-1.7 bc-1.02 binutils-2.5.2l.15
binutils-2.5.2l.17 binutils-2.5.2l.20 bison-1.22 bm2font bsd-games-1.3
bwbasic-2.10 byacc-1.9 c2tex-1.0 calc-2.02b cat-pack ccard cdplayer
chimera-1.63 clisp-1995-08-12 clockprog.diamond cvs-1.3 dc-0.2
dejagnu-1.2 delatex deliver diffutils-2.7 dinbrief dosemu-0.53pl44
dosemu-0.60.0 dosemu-0.60.1 dspmsg-0.1 dvidvi-1.0 dvips-5.55.old ed-0.1
edit efax-0.6a elm-2.4.pl23 elvis-1.7 emacs-19.28 emacs-19.29 f2c-aug-94
file-1.25 find-3.8 findutils-4.1 findutils-4.1pl1 finger-5.22 flex-2.4.7
fontutils-0.6 freeze-2.4.1 fromto ftp-5.38 fvwm-1.23b fvwm-1.24r
gawk-2.15.5 gcc-2.6.3 gcc-2.6.4.ss-950602 gcc-2.7.0 ghostscript-2.6.1.4
ghostscript-2.6.2 ghostview-1.5 gif2png-0.5b.src gnats-3.2
gnuchess-4.0.pl64 gnugo-1.1 gnuplot-3.5 gnushogi-1.1 gplot-4.3b1
gpm-1.00 grep-2.0 groff-1.09 hp2xx-3.1.2 hpcdtoppm.0.5 hpgl2ps-v2
hpscanpbm indent-1.8 index ingres-8.9 ispell-3.1 jacal1a0 joe-1.0.8
jpeg-5a less-205 lha-1.00 linuxdoc-sgml-1.1 locale-4.5.26
localedef-5.1.4 localedef-5.2.6 lrzsz-0.11 lwf-2.2 lynx-2.3 m4-1.4
mail-1.2 majordomo-1.93 make-3.71 make-3.74 make2.log makeindex-2.9
man-1.4a mc-0.14 mctex-3.10dec91 minicom-1.60 mm-2.7 mocka-9502
morphine-1.0 mpeg2codec_v1.1a mpeg_play-2.0 mtools-2.0.7m
ncompress-4.2.4 nenscript-1.13++ nethack-3.1 netpbm-7dec1993 nvi-1.34
oleo-1.6 p2c-1.20.1 pan3.0 patch-2.1 pax pbmtodot pcomm-2.0.1
pcsnd-kit-0.8a pcsnd-kit-0.9b perl-5.000 perl-5.001 pgp-2.6.ui pine-3.91
ping-5.9 pl-1.8.6 postgres-4.0.1a postgres95-beta0.03 povray-2.1
procps-0.97 pstricks psutils ptx-0.4 pwget rcp-5.32 rcs-5.6 recode-3.4
rlogin-5.33+ rplay-3.1.1 rsh-5.24 rsynth-1.0 rtf2LaTeX-1.5 rtf2html
ruptime-5.7 rwho-5.5 rxvt-2.10 saytime scm4c0 screen-3.5.2 scsiinfo-1.4
selection-1.7 seyon-2.12 sharutils-4.1 slurp-1.08 smalltalk-1.1.1
snd-util-2.0 speak-1.0 spider-pl2 strace-3.0 superopt-2.2 surfit-0.3 t3d
talk-5.5 talk-5.5a.old tclX-7.3b tclX-7.4 tclX-7.4a tclX-7.4b3 tcsh-6.05
teTex-0.2 telnet-5.52 term-2.2.3 tetris.3.1.0 texi2html texi2roff
texinfo-3.1 tftp-5.1 time-1.4 tin-1.22 tkWWW-0.12 tkwww tools-2.16
tput-1.0.old tput-ncurses-1.9.1 traceroute transfig-2.1.8 tt unzip-5.1
ups-2.45.2 urt-3.1b uucp-1.05 vgaset w3-2.1.82 wdiff-0.5
web2c-5.851d.old wine-950901 wt-0.04 x11perf x3270-1.3b xarchie-2.0.9
xbarcode-2.11 xboard-3.1.pl1 xc_clock-1.0 xcdplayer-NEC xcdplayer-scsi2
xcoloredit xcolors.old xcoral-2.1 xdvi+selfile.pl16.old xfig-2.1.8
xfilemanager xflick xfm-1.3.2 xfm-1.3 xfsm-1.73 xhextris xinfo-1.01.01
xkeycaps-1.29.old xlander-pl2 xless-1.4.1.old xli-1.16 xmahjongg-2
xmailbox xmartin-2.2 xmore-0.1 xmountains-1.1 xpaint-2.1.1 xpat-1.2
xpmbrowser-1.0 xrn-6.17 xrn-7.03 xrwho-1.1 xshogi-1.1 xsnow-1.31
xsokoban-3.1 xspread-2.1 xspread-3.1.1 xsysinfo-1.2 xteddy-1.0
xtetris-2.5.2 xv-3.10a xv-3.10a_png.src xwpe-1.1.2 xxgdb-1.08.1
zip-1.9p1 zoo-2.10 zsh-2.3.1
usr.doc
STRUCTURE-SUNSITE.ps elf elisp-manual-19-2.3 elisp-manual-19-2.4 khg-0.5
latex-a4 latex-dinbrief.doc latex-supertabular.doc latex.info-1.0
linux.info.faq linuxdoc linuxhandbuch-2.0 net-adm-guide-1.0
robot-DEC-fonts rtf2html.txt user-guide-a2
usr.lib
DCE ElectricFence-2.0.5 Makefile Makefile~ WG15-collection Xaw3d-1.0
acct gmp-1.3.2 gnat-2.00 gnat-2.07 hdf-3.2r4 ipcdelta libc-4.6.27
libc-5.0.9 libc-5.1.4 libc-5.2.4 libc-5.2.6 libc-5.2.8 libc_s-940330
libcrypt libcurses libdes-3.06 libf2c-1.0-aug-94.old libg++-2.6.1
libg++-2.6.2 libg++-2.7.0.1 libndbm libsec mpeg_lib-1.0 msql-1.0.5
ncurses-1.8.7 ncurses-1.9.1 readline-2.0 terminfo tex tiff-3.3beta021
time vogl vogle xpm-3.4c
usr.motif
grok-1.1 mgdiff midaswww-2.1 moxfm mpeg_play-2.0.1 mxterm-1.1u
mxterm-2.0 pixedit plan-1.3.2 plan-1.3.2 viola-940323 xapplaunch-1.1
xmphone
usr.sbin
NetKit-A-0.07 acct-alpha-5 amd920824upl67 bind-4.9.3 bootp-2.4.1 bwnfsd
cnews-20feb93 cnews-cr.g cramdisk-1.0 cron-3.0.11 diald-0.7
dip-3.3.7-uri fingerd-5.6 freeWAIS-0.2-sf-beta-05 ftpd-5.60
gated-3.5Alpha5 gated-3.5Alpha5 hdparm-2.1 httpd_1.3 inn-1.4 isode-8.0
lpd-5.9 mgetty+sendfax-0.20 net-010.old netstat-0.67-uri.old nntp-1.5.11
pcnfsd-1.4 pidentd-2.2 pop3d ppp-2.1.2a.old ppp-2.1.2b quota-1.40 rarpd
rlogind-5.53 routed-5.23 rpc-1.0 rshd-5.38 rwhod-5.19 samba-1.8.05.old
samba-1.9.13 sendmail-8.6.12 sendmail-8.6.8.old shadow-3.3.2 slip
smail-3.1.29.1 socks-cstc.4.2beta talkd-5.8 tcpd-1.4 tcpdump-3.0
tftpd-5.13 timed-5.1 udprelay-0.2 wu-ftpd-2.4 xntp-3.3w
Hardware Support
================
You will need at least an IBM Compatible PC with :
o CPU
80386, 80486, Pentium
o RAM
At least 8MB RAM (recommended, it will work with less but you
will not be able to run XWindows or Motif).
o BUS
ISA, VL, EISA, PCI bus
PCI Support
o ASUS-486-PCI-SP3G (saturn chipset version 4 recommended)
o CMD Technology PCI IDE/CSA-6400C
o Gateway-2000, etc
CD DRIVES
Linux-FT is not available on floppy disks as the resulting
distribution would be too unwieldy. You will require one of the
following CD-ROM's:
o Any SCSI CD supported by the SCSI adapters covered in another section.
o IDE-CD (Mitsumi FX300, FX400, NEC CDR-260)
o Mitsumi FX001D, FX001, LU005
o Soundblaster-CD CR5xx (Matsushita, Panasonic, Kotobuki, etc)
o Aztech CD268
o Phillips CM205 (205MS, 206 in development), Phillips CD205, 225, 202
o Sony CDU31a, 33a, 531, 535
The following CD interfaces are supported (and the interfaces
that come with the above drives) :
AT Soundcards:
o Soundblaster Pro
o Soundblaster/16 (including SCSI version)
o Galaxy
o SoundFX
o Spea Media FX soundcard (Sequoia S1000)
Standalone:
o Panasonic CI-101P
o LaserMate
o Aztech
o WDC-7001C
SCSI
The following SCSI adapters are compatible with Linux-FT :
o Adaptec 1510, 152x, 154x, 174x
o Adaptec 2742, 2842, 2942
o Buslogic BT-4/5/6/7
o EATA (DPT, NEC, AT&T) Smartcache III, PM2011, PM2012, PM2122, PM2322
o Future Domain TMC-16x0 and TMC-8x0/950
o NCR 5380, 53C810
o PAS 16
o Seagatye ST02
o Trantor T128F, T228, T130B
o UltraStor 14F/34F
o Western Digital 7000-FASST
Graphics Cards
Non-Accelerated :
o Advance Logic AL2101, 2228/2301
o ATI 1800, 18800-1, 28800-2, 28800-4, 28800-5, 28800-6, 28800-a,
68800-3, 68800-6, 68800AX, 68800LX, 88800
o ATI vgawonder
o Compaq AGVA
o Genoa GVGA
o MX 8600, MX68010SYMBOL 183
o NCR 77C22, 77C22E, 77C22E+
o OAK OTI067, OTI-077, OTI-087
o Trident TVGA8800CS, TVGA8900B, TVGA8900C, TVGA8900CL, TVGA9000,
TVGA9000i, TVGA9100B, TVGA920000CX, TVGA9420
o TSENG LABS ET3000, ET4000AX
o VIDEO-7, HEADLAND TECHNOLOGIES HT216-32
o WD/PARADISE PVGA1, WD90C24
Accelerated Chipsets
o 8514/A
o ATI MACH8/32 (some 16 bit color depth), ATIMach64 and 28800-4/5/a
o Chips & Technologies 655xx
o Cirrus GLGD5420, 5422, 5424, 5426, 5428, 5429, 5430, 5434, 6205,
6215, 6225, 6235, 6420, 6440 (some 16-32 bit color depth).
o Some Diamond cards are supported by XFree86-3.1.2, please call
for more details
o AGX-010, AGX-014, AGX-015, AGX-016, XGA-1, XGA-2
o Weitek P9000, Diamond Viper VLB/PCI, Orchid P9000
o S3 Trio32 and Trio64, 864, 86C801, 86C805, 86C911, 86C924,
86C928, 86C964, 86C732, 86C764 Chrontel 8391 (eg: ATI Graphics
Ultra Pro, Elsa, Winner 1000Pro, 2000Pro, Genoa Phantom 8900PCI,
number-Nine, GXE64, GXE64Pro, Micro Cryst SV, PIC-ATI-GUP
Mach-32, Spea-V7 Mercury Lite, Spea Mercury P64, Spea V7 Mirage
(some 16-32 bit color depth))
o Western Digital WD90C00, 90C10, 90C11, 90C30, 90C31, 90C33
o Tseng ET4000/W32, ET4000/W32i, ET4000/W32p
o The monochrome 800x600 works with every generic VGA-graphics
card as well as with Hercules.
Mice and Pointing Devices
o Mouse Systems mode compatible serial
o PS/2
o Logitech (some very old Microsoft mice)
o MicroSoft mode compatible serial bus mice
o Microsoft (eg Logitech Pilot)
o Inport (ATI, not ATI-XL, old Microsoft mice)
o ATI-XL
o Dinos
Note that some bus mice may present interrupt conflicts with other
cards (such as Ethernet adapters - check to see if you can move your
bus-mouse interrupt!)
Network Adapters
The following Ethernet cards are supported :
o 3COM 3c509, 3c503/16, 3c509, 3c579
o 4-Dimension FD0490 EtherBoard16
o AT-LAN-TEC 8013
o Accton Ne2000
o Telesis AT1500. 1700
o Alta Combo NE2000 clone
o Ansel AC3200 EISA
o LANtastic AE-201/2003
o Cabletron products E10** E10**-x E20**, E20**-x
o Cnet UTP 10baseT (NE2000 emulation)
o D-Link DE100, 200, 220-T, 600, 650
o D-Link Ethernet II
o DFI DFINET-300, DFINET-400
o DEC 100, 200, 210, 202, DEPCA revE Etherworks III
o HP 27245A, 27247A, 2724705A
o Intel Ether Express
o LANNET LEC45
o LTC E-NET/16
o Network Solutions HE-203
o Novell NE1000, 1500, 2000, 2100
o PE-8013
o PureData PDU 8028 PDI8023
o SIIG Inc E-Lan/200
o SVEC 4 DBOL 183
o Western Digital/SMC WD8003, 8013, SMC Elite, SMC elite-Plus, SMC
o Elite-Ultra
Printers and Hardcopy
The following printers and their true clones are supported;
if yours is not on the list, please call, it is probably supported :
o Apple dot matrix
o C Itoh M8510
o Canon Bj10-e, BJ200, LBP-8II Laser
o DEC LA50, LA75, LJ250, LN03
o Epson 9-pin, 24-pin, ESC/p-2 Stylus-800
o Fujitsu 3400/2400/1200 color
o HP Deskjet 500, 500c, 520, 550, 550c
o HP Laser Plus
o Tektronix 4693d color, 4695/4696 inkjet
o HP Paintjet XL, XL color, XL300 and XL300 Color
o IBM 9-pin ProPrinter, jetPrinter, Ink-Jet color
o NEC P6, P6+, P60
o Okidata MicroLine 182 9-pin
o Postscript printer
o Ricoh 4081 Laser
o Cprinter
o Sony NWP533
o Star LC10, LC24-10, LC24-200
o Stylus 800, color
Soundcards
o Roland MPU-401 MIDI interface
o Advanced Gravis Ultrasound (GUS)
o GUS MAX (drivers 2, 9 and newer)
o Microsoft Sound System (driver 2.9)
o Personal Sound System (driver 2.9 and newer, default turned off)
o ProAudio Spectrum 16 (and the compatible Logitech SoundMan 16)
o SoundGalaxy NX Pro (as soundblaster compatible)
o SoundBlaster/Pro (versions 1 and 2) and compatible as well as
ThunderBoard and ATI Stero F/X
o AdLib
o Soundblaster 16
and of course, the PC speaker!
Tape Streamers
o Archive 5580i, XL9250
o Colorado DJ-10, 20 (Jumbo 120, 250)
o Colorado FC-10 High Speed Controller
o Connor C250MQ
o Escom / Archive (Hornet) 31250Q
o Insight 80MB
o Iomega 250
o Mountain FS8000
o QIC C40, 80, 117
o SCSI-streamers (eg DAT)
o Summit SE 150, 250
o Wangtek 3080F
Hard Disks
AT-bus (IDE also with more than 540MB)
o Enhanced IDE
o Supported SCSI
o BIOS emulated IDE
Serial Cards and Adapters
o Standard Serial (16550A UART recommended)
o AST 4 Port cards (and compatibles)
o Accent Async
o Bell Technologies HUB6
o Boca 16 port (BB-2016)
o Boca 8 port (BB-1008)
o Boca 4 port (BB-1004)
o STB-4COM
o UseNet serial board II
o Specialix SI series (available soon)
o Cyclades 4 port + cards
o Chase Reseach, Cyclades, Specialix (and similar) ethernet based
terminal servers.
File Systems
o Linux Native (EXT2)
o NFS
o ISO9660
o /proc
o MSDOS
o UMSDOS (Linux on top of MSDOS)
o Minix
o XIAFS
o OS/2 HPFS (Read-only)
o System V
Boot Management
Linux-FT will co-exist on the same hard disk with other operating systems
such as DOS, NT, Windows, OS/2 and other Linux's !! Linux-FT comes with
two Boot Managers :
o LILO
Providing compatibility with other, old technology distributions. We
strongly recommend that you use the Linux-FT Boot Manager instead :
o Linux-FT Boot Manager
Configuration and control of bootable partitions on your system no
longer requires often cryptic system-file editing and the manual
execution of scripts. The Linux-FT Boot manager presents you with a
fully configurable list of bootable partitions in an easy to use GUI
format. Once tried, you will never go back to LILO again!!
Graphical User Interfaces
=========================
SWiM (OSF/Motif) versions 1.2.4-R6 or 2.0-R6(ELF) are recommended for
Linux-FT, which is already available with integrated Motif runtime and
development system.
The Xad OSF/Motif GUI builder is also recommended, the demo version is
supplied on the CD.
System Configuration
====================
Is easily done with the unique xadmin tool. This user-friendly GUI
interface enables you to configure networks, printers disks and much
more.
Linux-FT Variants
=================
With flexibility in mind, Linux-FT comes in the following packages.
Prices quoted are in Pounds Sterling, and may vary according to
the individual reseller. Prices exclude postage and local taxes
(eg VAT).
Linux-FT LiTE (Runtime, 2 CD's) 25.00 UKP
A stripped-down FT media set comprising one runtime and one source
CD (two CD's). No C standard conforming development system (but still
standard conforming runtime). No NIS / YP, no MWM.
Linux-FT 64.95 UKP
(Full runtime package + 2 further CD's + Installation Guide)
In addition to the two runtime media CD's you also get : - the
Sunsite archive - the TSX11 archive - Linux-FT installation guide.
- - Motif 2.0 MWM Runtime license (ELF binary)
Linux-FT + Dr Linux 75.00 UKP
The full FT media kit plus a copy of Dr Linux installation guide.
Linux-FT + Motif 2.0 Development 149.00 UKP (ELF Edition)
Linux-FT with a full preconfigured and integrated ELF based Motif
runtime and development environment on CD, complete with the
OSF Motif Users guide in hardcopy and extensive OSF documentation
in printable form.
The Sunsite, TSX11 archives are available separately and are updated
monthly. Linux-FT may be available without the MWM window manager.
Competitive upgrades are available for existing Motif users.
Adding Motif Later
==================
The ELF version of SWiM Motif (ELF) version is recommended for
Linux-FT and can be purchased separately. This ELF version has been
running since the beginning of 1995.
Competitive Upgrades
====================
We appreciate that you may wish to upgrade from an older non-Conformant
Linux distribution to Linux-FT and there are competitive upgrades
on offer - ask your reseller for more details. This includes OSF and
some database products. Proof of purchase may be required.
Support and Internet Home
=========================
Linux-FT comes with a 30 day support contract which may be extended.
Check with your supplier for more support options.
Linux-FT is available via FTP for free(!!!), although it is a rather
long ftp session! You can browse the file-system on
ftp.lasermoon.co.uk:/pub/distributions/linux-FT
or get more information on :
http://www.lasermoon.co.uk
Sorry, we do not support telnet connections at present.
You will also find the source to the manual, errata, support
questions/FAQ's etc in same directory.
DISTRIBUTION
============
Linux-FT is available from all good resellers, if you would like to be
added to the list, please contact Lasermoon
If you would like more details please contact the most convenient
reseller :
Europe
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United Kingdom
--------------
Lasermoon Ltd,
The Forge,
Fareham Road
Wickham
Hants
PO17 5DE
ENGLAND
Tel: +44 (0) 1329 834944
Fax: +44 (0) 1329 834955
email : info@lasermoon.co.uk
WWW : http://www.lasermoon.co.uk
ftp : ftp.lasermoon.co.uk
PC Bookshop
21 Scilian Avenue
London
WC1A 2QH
Tel: 0171 4043194
Germany
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J F Lehmans
Harrdenbergestrasse 11
10932 Berlin
Tel : +49 30 315 92320
Fax : +49 30 313 9177
France
------
DoubleDisk
11, rue de Lesdiguieres
75004 Paris
Tel : (+33) (1) 42.78.64.64
Metro : Bastille
E-mail : info@dbledsk.remcomp.fr
(questions) support@dbledsk.remcomp.fr
(reseller) contact@dbledsk.remcomp.fr
USA
---
ACC Corp.
PO Box 3364
Westport CT 06880-8364
Tel: 800-546-7274
203-454-5500
Fax: 203-454-2582
JUST COMPUTERS!
607 Martin Avenue
Suite 100A
Rohnert Park. CA 94928
Tel : 800-800-1648
707-586-5600
Fax : 707-586-5606
Linux System Labs
49884 Miller Court
Chesterfield
MI 48047
Tel : (800) 432 0556
(810) 716 1700
Fax : (810) 810 1703
or by any other convenient method.
Shipping and local Taxes
========================
All prices are subject shipping (at cost) and to VAT (where appropriate).
Omissions and Warranty
======================
Whilst every effort has been made to ensure that the specifications in
this document are correct, Lasermoon nor any of its agents or
representatives will be held liable for any omissions or errors which
have inadvertently occurred. Linux-FT is provided as-is with no
warranties expressed or implied and is not guaranteed to work on all
machines or hardware or any combination, nor is any implication or
warranty given as to its fitness for any purpose whatsoever.
Specifications and prices subject to change without notice.
Trademarks
==========
Linux-FT, Linux-FT Lite and Linux-FT Server are trademarks of Lasermoon.
Windows is a trademark of Microsoft, Corp. Unix is a trademark of
X/Open. copycache is a trademark of Lasermoon. Postcript is a trademark
of Adobe Systems, Inc. XFree86 is a recognized trademark of The XFree86
Project, Inc. SWiM is a trademark of GUI Corporation. Motif is a
trademark of OSF. All other marks acknowledged.
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Lasermoon Ltd, The Forge, Fareham Road, Wickham, Hants, England. PO17 5DE
Voice +44 (0) 1329 834944 Fax: +44 (0) 1329 834955
+++ The UNIX & Linux Freeware Specialists! +++
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Lasermoon Ltd, The Forge, Fareham Road, Wickham, Hants, England. PO17 5DE
Voice +44 (0) 1329 834944 Fax: +44 (0) 1329 834955
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