linuxgeek: Re: [LINUX_Newbies] Build from "scratch", LOL

If I were you, I'd use an older computer for DOS, or perhaps it could be run virtually on top of Kubuntu. I think of the hard drive size limitation and that it has to be the first OS on a hard drive.

I used to use File Express myself in the old days with a Star XB-2410 dot matrix printer that could do wonders. For a word processor I used Professional Write. With Linux there are probably ways to take the File Express files and port or pipe them into another program for landscape printing.
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuHams
You may find help with your ham radio in the above forum wiki, too.
http://www.bttr-software.de/forum/board_entry.php?id=9702
This link above has ways to start Linux from DOS, if you decide to go that route.
Joan in Reno
--- On Sun, 12/18/11, ka5lqj <ka5.lqj@gmail.com> wrote:

From: ka5lqj <ka5.lqj@gmail.com>
Subject: [LINUX_Newbies] Build from "scratch", LOL
To: LINUX_Newbies@yahoogroups.com
Date: Sunday, December 18, 2011, 6:49 PM

Hi!

I'm new to the group. I'm 65 years old, medically retired and have brain problems in remembering or understanding what is verbally said

or written. I'm not looking for pity, just help with Linux. Here's the deal:

I'm looking to build a Linux computer from scratch. I have an old Asus P-5 board with dual core(?) and 2 GHz of RAM. I want to put something ham radio related, like Kbuntu. It has programs on it for digital and control operations for my Icom 706 MarkII-G transceiver. If any of you are ham operators give me a "shout" at my email address at:

KA5(dot)LQJ(@)gmail(dot)com.

Now, I'd like to put the board and all the other goodies CD recorder/player, DVD player/recorder, 5¼" floppy, 3½" floppy and space for two, 500 Gig hard drives in a full tower case with at

least a 500 watt power supply, 800 watts would be better. For now,

I'll stick with the on-board audio and video.

I'd LIKE to put M$ DOS 6.22 on the 2nd hard drive and Kbuntu on the 1st. I have an old DOS database program that I dearly love, "File Express 5.1" and it does everything I need, except print in "landscape" (sideways), LOL! So, I'll use it and never print-out the information, he,he,he.

I have some spreadsheets in WIN XP HOME, but that O/S is riddled with security "holes", so I won't be using it on the new computer. I have an old Dell Dimension 2400 for that.

I don't have copious wads of money, so I need to get by with just 'quality', not cheap or expensive parts. I'm not sure how many fans

I'll need but enough to keep the chassis cool.

Any suggestions?

Thank you for your time in reading my rattling on.

GOD BLESS,

Best Regard,

Brother Don/ MD2AU368

"Joyeaux Noël!" <== Merry Christmas in Acadian(Cajun)French

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