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Electron-Age uses Linux for the following functions:
X-Windows:
X-Windows terminal (display, keyboard, mouse -- applications run elsewhere)
Network file server:
Samba server for a network of PCs.
File server for other types of clients.
Print server:
Print spooler using samba (PC clients)
Modem communications:
Server answers the phone, provides shell logins.
Server answers the phone, provides PPP, SLIP or term logins.
Users can dial-out using a (possibly shared) shared modem.
Office productivity software:
Document preparation with WordPerfect.
Other document management.
Internet client software - WWW
NetScape Navigator.
Lynx.
Arena.
Internet client software - mail
Pine.
Elm.
Netscape's mail client.
Network management:
Internet or WAN router.
Internet or WAN firewall.
Electronic mail server:
SMTP server (sendmail, others).
Network services provided to local users:
HTTP (World-Wide Web) server or cache.
``Regular'' (user-ID and password required) ftp server.
Anonymous ftp server.
Services finger requests.
Runs one or more database servers.
Network services provided to remote users over dial-up or the Internet:
Anonymous ftp server.
News server or cache.
Accepts telnet connections.
Services finger requests.
Software development tools:
C and/or C++
Java
Perl
Tcl/Tk
Bourne, Korn, C or another shell; using sed, awk, grep and similar tools.
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