[Xastir] New, Updated box time - which Linux??

[Richard, N6NKO]

Jason Winningham wrote:
>
> On Sep 20, 2006, at 7:36 AM, Gerry Creager N5JXS wrote:
>
>> Oh, no! Not another Solaris fan!
>
> Well, if you want a tinkering sort of hobby, run linux on a PC. If you 
> need something to Just Work, run Solaris on a SPARC box.
>
> Linux does seem to have a better handle on the desktop toys, though. 
> I've never built Xastir on Solaris, but most of my Solaris boxes are 
> headless anyway. It does seem they're making advances on the desktop, 
> if you consider gnome advancement, that is.
>
>
> Heyyyyyy, maybe I need to fire up a custom Sunray configuration with a 
> dozen flat screens creating one virtual screen, then run Xastir on it 
> to create a wall-sized map. No practical use around here, but neat to 
> look at (and brag about)...
Tourguide at Jason's place:

"Welcome to the Situation Room. This is where we can monitor all APRS 
traffic that is going on the United States at a glance. If there is a 
problem, we can see it. "

Shades of the original AT&T Network Operations Center. Kewl!
>
> -Jason
> kg4wsv
>
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