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Sindi Keesan wrote:
>
> > binutils
> > gcc
> > kernel-headers
> > make
> 
> kernel-headers says it is needed to compile system 
> software, which I presume means kernels.  

Not just kernels.

> Would we want to use the sw81 compiler software to 
> compile an SW71 kernel?  

Yes, you can compile a 2.2.16 kernel with the compiler
in Slack81.

> Okay.  If I change to an SW81 kernel am I now using SW81?  

You can call it whatever you like.  The Slackware distros
are simply a collection of packages (current at the time
they were assembled for the distro).

> Is there any other program we should try now that we have 
> the new glbic? 

I use Phoenix 0.5 (now called Firebird).  I strongly
prefer it to Opera.

> This comptuer is our fastest, with 128M  RAM and 500MHz cpu

Phoenix would perform very well on that machine.

Cheers,
Steven