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<H1><IMG ALIGN=MIDDLE SRC="../gx/ecame/3w.gif"> Web Surfing News</H1>
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<H4>Copyright (c) 1996 Edward Cameron
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<A HREF="mailto: ecame119@ecity.net"> <ecame119@ecity.net></A></H4>
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Welcome back to another edition of <B>Web Surfer</B>! This month our
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intrepid surfer dude has plugged into <B>Real Audio</B> ; the one and
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only WWW based audio player. <B>YES!</B> it is available for Linux as
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of version 2.0 only. Early reading of the docs for this software led our
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super hero type dude to believe that a paltry 14.4 modem could not take
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advantage of this newest of computer techno-mumbo jumbo gumbo. <P>
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I was wrong! A 14.4kb modem <B>CAN</B> be used to listen to version 1.0
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audio files with the version 2.0 player. How's the sound? A bit like a
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mermaid underwater, but if you listen close, you can make out what is
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being said. The only system requirements you need is the latest Vox
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sound driver. (I always get the latest no matter what the docs say is
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needed to run a program) I had to upgrade my sound drivers of course.
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There is also an encoder available for those who want to include audio
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files with HTML files. I'm too shy to record my voice, so I didn't
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download that part of the software. I would like to see a converter- one
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that converts from .au files to .ra files. That would be way cool. <P>
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<H3><IMG ALIGN MIDDLE SRC="./gx/ecame/coffee.gif"> Hot Java</H3>
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I was quite excited to find another <B>Player</B> in the software market
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is porting this hot new language to Linux. Check out
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<A HREF="http://www.blackdown.org/java-linux.html">www.blackdown.org</A>.
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<P>
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<B>Java</B> is an OOP based C++ style programing lanaguage developed by
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the folks at Sun Micro. Uhh...of course I had to download a copy. The
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SDK is called <B><I>JDK</B></I> and includes all needed things to
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compile and debug your java code. How is Java? I don't really know yet.
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I didn't have the current version of any required system files other
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than a proper kernel version. I promptly began downloading the
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necessary updated system files for <B>java</B>. <P>
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Of course it didn't work right o' the box. I then had to search around looking
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for help as to why I couldn't run a demo.
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<P>
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Of course...Git'n to it that problem right now.
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<H3><IMG ALIGN MIDDLE SRC="./gx/ecame/netscape.gif"> Netscape ships V2.0b6a</B>
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I believe someone mentioned frames and multiple windows and other
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esoteric stuff in conjuntion with graphics to me the other day. I
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wasn't up to speed as to that person's meaning, but now I think that I
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know what he was talking about. <B>Netscape.com</B> has provided yet
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another release of the worlds most popular web browser and seeing how it
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is able to handle Java code, I included that as a <I>must-have</I>
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upgrade. I'll say this: I sure wasn't ready for those
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<B><I>frame</B></I> thingies! Totally blew my mind; <B>NOW!</B> I have
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something else to dig into. <P>
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Netscape 2.06a: Java ready and comes with its own filters and scoop; you
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just brew up your own program. <P>
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<H3><IMG ALIGN MIDDLE SRC="../gx/ecame/eyeball.gif"> Cool Sites
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<IMG ALIGN MIDDLE SRC="../gx/ecame/eyeball2.gif"></H3>
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On a clear night, have you everlooked up an' wonder what it would be
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like on Venus or Mars? I have. If you yearn for knowledge of the
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planets in our solar system, check out
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<A HREF="http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/nineplanets/nineplanets.html"> Nine
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Planets</A>, a guided tour of the planets in our amazing solar system.
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Lots of gifs, movies and sound files. (.au <B>not</B> .ra
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unfortunately) <P>
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<H3><IMG ALIGN MIDDLE SRC="../gx/ecame/gameover.gif">Ending bits n' pieces</H3>
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Wheeew...been a long day. Heh heh heh. As you can see, not much is
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<B>gnu</B> in this page. I've been so busy trying to get Java up and
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running only to find I'm several versions short of makin' that a
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happening thing. Well, I went overboard and ended up upgrading more
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than I needed too. ( Netscape, all the binutils, several libraries
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<B>and</B> a new kernel) Most of <I>homeport</I> was new three months
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ago and now updated stuff has appeared as fast as fleas on a blue tic
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dawg. <P>
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<I><B>Ciao bella</I></B> I'm outta here!
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Back up to the 'ol <A HREF="./lg_issue7.html">Linux Gazette!</A>
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