Archive for the ‘Hardware’ Category

  1. May
    26

    Multiboot PC for FreeDOS, Linux and eComStation

    Here is another great system for an eComStation user that is similar to the previous system I wrote about. There have been requests from several people for me to document these builds to help promote eComStation (demo CD URL) and I have agreed that is a good idea. Here are the specifications of this system [...]

    Filed under Hardware, Linux, eComStation
  2. May
    21

    Embedded Mandriva Linux in Samsung Network Printers? Maybe Not.

    Update Thu May 22 01:31:26 UTC 2008: (NOTICE! I’m not sure what I got but it apparently was not the printer on my LAN with embedded Mandriva. Any incorrect URL typed with 10.10.10.25 on my lan still returns that error shown below. Now to track down what system is returning that … Please see the [...]

    Filed under Hardware, Linux
  3. May
    15

    Where to Get Pre-installed or Barebones Notebook Computers for Linux

    I was recently involved in a conversation on the IRC network chat.freenode.net in the #ubuntu channel about notebook computers for Linux. The young lady that was seeking the information is a college student who wants to get a notebook computer to run Linux. However, she did not know where to find a notebook computer for [...]

    Filed under Hardware, Linux
  4. Apr
    07

    Building A Modern eComStation (OS/2) Personal Computer

    My company, ERA Computers & Consulting, builds personal computers and servers to customer specifications for customers that want pre-loaded eComStation, specific Linux distribution, FreeBSD, other operating system pre-installed or no operating system installed. These personal computers and servers are all x86 type systems with one or more AMD single-core or dual-core processors. We do not [...]