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blueflops

Postby dedanna1029 » 15 Mar 2010, 02:01

Thanks to Joste from I.M., if you're into portability, check out blueflops!

Features:
- dial-up (PPP) - with support for Deflate and BSD-Compress algorithms
- DHCP client
- Ethernet cards:
-- 3COM: 3c501, 3c503, 3c505, 3c507, 3c509/3c569/3c579, 3c515, 3c590/3c900, 3cr990
-- AMD LANCE and PCnet (AT1500, NE2100)
-- Western Digital/SMC: WD80*3, SMC Ultra, SMC Ultra 32
-- SMC 9194
-- Racal-Interlan (Micom): NI5010, NI5210, NI6510
-- Tulip: dc2104x, dc2114x, DIGITAL EtherWORKS, Winbond W89c840, Davicom DM910x/DM980x, Xircom CardBus
-- AT1700/1720/RE1000Plus
-- DEPCA, DE10x, DE200, DE201, DE202, DE422
-- HP 10/100VG PCLAN
-- Cabletron E21xx
-- EtherWORKS 3 (DE203, DE204, DE205)
-- EtherExpress 16
-- EtherExpressPro/EtherExpress 10 (i82595)
-- HP PCLAN+
-- HP PCLAN
-- LP486E
-- ICL EtherTeam 16i/32
-- ISA NE2000/NE1000
-- Zenith Z-Note
-- SEEQ8005
-- AMD PCnet32
-- AMD 8111
-- Adaptec Starfire/DuraLAN
-- Ansel Communications EISA 3200
-- Apricot Xen-II
-- Broadcom 4400
-- nForce
-- CS89x0
-- Digi Intl. RightSwitch SE-X
-- Intel PRO/100+
-- Mylex EISA LNE390A/B
-- Myson MTD-8xx
-- National Semiconductor DP8381x
-- PCI NE2000
-- Novell/Eagle/Microdyne NE3210 EISA
-- Racal-Interlan EISA ES3210
-- RealTek RTL-8139 C+
-- RealTek RTL-8139/8129/8130
-- SiS 900/7016
-- SMC EtherPower II
-- Sundance Alta
-- TI ThunderLAN
-- VIA Rhine
-- pocket and portable adapters: AT-LAN-TEC/RealTek, D-Link DE600/DE620
-- PCMCIA: 3Com 3c589/3c574, Fujitsu FMV-J18x, NE2000, New Media, SMC 91Cxx, Xircom 16-bit, Asix AX88190
-- USB CDC Ethernet
-- ULi M5261/M5263

Utilities:

- links - a graphical web browser with SSL and partial javascript support
- links_text - the text mode version
- rhapsody - an IRC client
- tetris - the famous game
- fdisk - command line partitioning program
- e3 - text editor with WordStar keybindings
- e3em - Emacs mode
- e3ne - Nedit mode
- e3pi - Pico mode
- e3vi - vi mode
- less
- ssh (dbclient) - small SSH client
- ifconfig
- nslookup
- netstat
- ping
- route
- telnet
- traceroute
- tar
- gzip/gunzip
- bunzip2
- unzip

Supported file systems:

- ext2
- VFAT
- tmpfs

All on two floppies! I just may give this one a go. :)
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Re: blueflops

Postby viking60 » 15 Mar 2010, 22:56

Floppies? Is that the stuff we used in the 90's? Does it come on CD or is there a good reason for still having floppies?
(Well besides the obvious leight weight aspect - which is good).
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Re: blueflops

Postby dedanna1029 » 16 Mar 2010, 01:02

I think it's the light weight aspect, which to me is great for portability. In these days of bloat, bloat, bloat, it's nice to see something honestly nice and lightweight. :)
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Re: blueflops

Postby viking60 » 17 Mar 2010, 02:43

No argument there.
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Re: blueflops

Postby Joste » 03 Jul 2010, 02:43

And the Developer replies if you email him.
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Re: blueflops

Postby dedanna1029 » 03 Jul 2010, 02:46

Definitely time to give it a go then. Now, off to find floppies.
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Re: blueflops

Postby rvause » 04 Jul 2010, 16:25

I fancy giving it a spin but haven't possessed anything with a floppy drive for years!
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Re: blueflops

Postby dedanna1029 » 04 Jul 2010, 18:02

Rick I bet it could fly on a USB stick.

I still have a floppy drive, but disabled it a while back.
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