[UFO Chicago] Followup--UFO Meeting of 2014/01/11

[Neil R. Ormos]

A couple of follow-ups from last night's meeting:

I mentioned, but could not remember the name of, a
Linux distribution which was intended to resemble
some aspects of Apple's Mac OS/X.  Its abrupt and
not-fully-explained disappearance provoked
speculation and rumor in blogs, etc.

The name of that distribution was Pear Linux. Here
are some links:

  <http://itsfoss.com/pear-os-history/>

  <http://www.itworld.com/article/2831201/was-apple-involved-in-the-death-of-pear-os.html>

  <http://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2014/01/clementine-os-pear-linux-continuation/>

  <http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/79861.html>

  <http://news.softpedia.com/news/Pear-OS-Linux-Concept-Revived-as-Pearl-Linux-1-0-Screenshot-Tour-465746.shtml>

According to another member of our group who was
not present at the meeting, Newegg carries a
USB-to-PS/2 keyboard adaptor that works with IBM
Model M keyboards, and charges about half the
price charged by one of the well-known web sites
that specializes in Model M keyboards. Here is a
link:

  <http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812224031>

Caveat emptor. YMMV.

--Neil Ormos