http://www.bspcn.com/2007/12/03/5-things-we-miss-about-old-school-computing/ Bspcn.Com Thu, 21 Aug 2008 01:29:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 http://www.bspcn.com/2007/12/03/5-things-we-miss-about-old-school-computing/#comment-18139 Korey Pelton Fri, 13 Jun 2008 19:49:57 +0000 http://www.bspcn.com/2007/12/03/5-things-we-miss-about-old-school-computing/#comment-18139 I'm a big fan of fast startups and portable software. For a fast startup, my favorite method is to run a barebones Linux kernel and system that starts up in text mode and runs minimal daemons. That's about the fastest startup you are going to get nowadays, and it gives you the option of whether or not to fire up a graphical environment and/or whatever programs and daemons you need. For portable software, you can grab an ssh client off the net from any PC and login to your home Linux server, restore your screen session, and you are emailing, chatting, and editing files in seconds! I’m a big fan of fast startups and portable software. For a fast startup, my favorite method is to run a barebones Linux kernel and system that starts up in text mode and runs minimal daemons. That’s about the fastest startup you are going to get nowadays, and it gives you the option of whether or not to fire up a graphical environment and/or whatever programs and daemons you need. For portable software, you can grab an ssh client off the net from any PC and login to your home Linux server, restore your screen session, and you are emailing, chatting, and editing files in seconds!

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