Publisher's Synopsis
Chris and Chuck welcome you to the Linux toyshop
If the idea of remodeling an old laptop into a digital picture frame has your palms tingling, take this book home. That′s one of thirteen cool projects these two experts will teach you to build using a PC, a few spare parts, and a little Linux. You can build single–use projects on an old PC, or simply add "Toys" projects to your high–end Red Hat Linux box. Just be sure someone knows where you are in case there′s an emergency before you′re finished.
The Toys
Each with a complete materials list and detailed, illustrated instructions
- Music jukebox
- Home video archive
- Television recorder/player
- Arcade game player
- Home network server
- Home broadcast center
- Temperature monitor
- Telephone answering center
- Mini ISP
- Web–hosting service
- DogHouse Linux with BSD games
- Toy car controller
- Digital picture frame
CD–Rom includes
- Xmame classic console gaming player
- WebVCRplus Web–based TV recording software
- VOCP telephone answering and voice messaging software
- Ffmpeg for recording and streaming audio/video
- BSD–Games classic keyboard games package
- Mplayer video player for Linux
