Linux Toys - Softcover

Negus, Christopher

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0764525085 ISBN 13: 9780764525087

Verlag: Hungry Minds Inc,U.S., 2003

Inhaltsangabe

Chris and Chuck welcome you to the Linux toyshop If the idea of remodeling an old laptop into a digital picture frame has your palms tingling, take this book home. That's one of thirteen cool projects these two experts will teach you to build using a PC, a few spare parts, and a little Linux. You can build single-use projects on an old PC, or simply add "Toys" projects to your high-end Red Hat Linux box. Just be sure someone knows where you are - in case there's an emergency before you're finished. The Toys Each with a complete materials list and detailed, illustrated instructions Music jukebox Home video archive Television recorder/player Arcade game player Home network server Home broadcast center Temperature monitor Telephone answering center Mini ISP Web-hosting service DogHouse Linux with BSD games Toy car controller Digital picture frame CD-Rom includes Xmame classic console gaming player WebVCRplus Web-based TV recording software VOCP telephone answering and voice messaging software Ffmpeg for recording and streaming audio/video BSD-Games classic keyboard games package Mplayer video player for Linux

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Christopher Negus is the author of all editions of the bestselling Red Hat Linux Bible as well as several other computer books. A Linux aficionado, Chris recently wired his house with coax and Cat 5e wiring so he could build more toys. Chuck Wolber is an experienced Linux system administrator, programmer, and founder of Quantum Linux Laboratories. He's president of the Tacoma Linux Users Group and a devout hardware tinkerer.

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Chris and Chuck welcome you to the Linux toyshop

If the idea of remodeling an old laptop into a digital picture frame has your palms tingling, take this book home. That's one of thirteen cool projects these two experts will teach you to build using a PC, a few spare parts, and a little Linux. You can build single-use projects on an old PC, or simply add "Toys" projects to your high-end Red Hat Linux box. Just be sure someone knows where you are ? in case there's an emergency before you're finished.

The Toys

Each with a complete materials list and detailed, illustrated instructions

1. Music jukebox
2. Home video archive
3. Television recorder/player
4. Arcade game player
5. Home network server
6. Home broadcast center
7. Temperature monitor
8. Telephone answering center
9. Mini ISP
10. Web-hosting service
11. DogHouse Linux with BSD games
12. Toy car controller
13. Digital picture frame

CD-Rom includes

• Xmame classic console gaming player
• WebVCRplus Web-based TV recording software
• VOCP telephone answering and voice messaging software
• Ffmpeg for recording and streaming audio/video
• BSD-Games classic keyboard games package
• Mplayer video player for Linux

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Hungry Minds Inc,U.S.
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2003
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0764525085
• ISBN 13: 9780764525087
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 360
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar