alsaconf : ancient sound card and modern linux

got the old system's card running with the alsaconf utility

then ran kde's control center to reset the sound system.

Slax now running with the ancient non pnp soundcard

Dapper edubuntu 6.06 doesn't have alsaconf...
had to manually edit /etc/modules and /etc/modprobe.d/alsa_local, then modprobe snd-sb16

ALICE.ORG to teach programming

teaching programming:

http://www.alice.org

3D java/jython beneath the surface, but you don't need to know that

Oreilly Safari

online reading site.

Excellent for the office, references and books to snap code snippets from.

I do tend to still buy books I like, but they are not as quick to search ;)