Re: [linuxdc-dev] GDROM, modem + internet

[Adrian M. <ad...@mc...>]

On Sunday 20 April 2003 11:59, Masta-G wrote:
> Will there be a gdrom driver for LinuxDC, or is a cable/bba still requi=
red?

There has been a GD Rom driver for about two years. But you don't need it=
 to=20
boot your DC anyway.

> And is it possible to write a driver for the 56k modem and port some

A modem driver is perfectly possible if someone wants to write it.

> browser like mozilla to linux so we can browse the internet? That would=
 be

These require X and it's really asking a bit much to expect to run a full=
y=20
featured browser and X Windows in just 16 Megs of memory! Lynx has been=20
ported and works if you want a text only browser. Past attempts to port=20
Konq/E (the embedded version of Konqueror) failed - but I haven't tried f=
or a=20
while.

> really handy for people who dont own a cable/bba. We could use the mode=
m to
> communicate with the pc maybe.