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February 1998
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Linux is considered by some to be Unix-for-geeks-with-PCs, but Red Hat Linux 5.0 ($49.95) aims to make the popular OS accessible to the mass market. This multitasking OS runs on Intel, Digital Alpha, and Sun SPARC systems; provides simplified installation through a new disk-partitioning user interface; and offers automatic hardware probing and configuration, sound support, and an interface for system administrators. This latest release includes a new C library called Gl
ibc that offers better internationalization and support for threads. Red Hat Linux 5.0 includes configuration for multiple managers, graphical user-level tools, Internet audio broadcaster Real Audio, backup utility BRU, and an X server.
Contact: Red Hat Software, Research Triangle Park , NC
Phone: 888-733-4281 or 919-547-0012
Internet: http://www.redhat.com
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