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Mr Christopher Rose wrote:
>
> One thing I've noticed about BL3 is that it does not
> come with emacs. Would it be possible to install the
> emacs packages from slackware 3.3, 

Yes, you can install emacs from Slackware.  However, 
the full emacs package is quite large.  You might want 
to have a look the smaller emacs-like editors (jed and
jove) in /slackware/a1

> or would there be a problem due to glibc differences? 

No.  BL3 has libc5 (same as Slackware 3 and 4).

> I ask for I am thinking of downloading and install them. 

Slackware 4.0 packages are the best ones to use for BL3,
but most packages from Slackware 3.x will work.

> Also, were can I find a package that would allow BL3 to 
> access and use an 10/100 Ethernet/LAN card? I simply want 
> to make my laptop do more.

BL3 has a built-in networking capability for laptops.
Simply insert a PCMCIA network card and execute:
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/etc/pcmcia/start
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Hopefully BL3 will recognize your card and automatically
activate eth0.  If not, tell us what type of card it is
and we will try to figure out which module it needs (from
Slackware).

Cheers,
Steven

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