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Linux Journal: A Temporary Internet Lounge Revisited

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Feb 7, 2005

“Back in 2003 I put together a temporary Internet lounge for the
World Science Fiction Convention using a customized Knoppix 3.4,
which worked out well. I then wrote about what I had done, and that
article appeared in the February 2005 issue of Linux Journal. Of
course, time and software wait for no person, so the question now
has become how to build a temporary Internet lounge using
used/bargain hardware with Knoppix 3.7.

“To re-cap, Knoppix is a Debian-based Linux distribution that
boots and runs off the CD-ROM drive. By default Knoppix never
touches the hard drive–you don’t have to install it, you simply
have to tell a PC to boot from the CD-ROM drive…”

Complete
Story

Related Story:
Linux to
power iLounge at 57th World Science Fiction Convention
(Aug 30,
1999)

Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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