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Linux LAMP Servers run Apache, MySQL, and PHP allowing PHP applications to run in a web browser like Firefox or Internet Explorer over the local network and Internet. A LAMP server integrates MySQL and PHP into the Apache runtime providing access to a rich collection of PHP applications all with database access.

A WAMP server is usually a Windows XP system with Apache2Triad installed. In theory it can also be installed on a Windows Server. Installing WAMP allows PHP applications to run on a Windows OS computer.

We have actually switched from Windows to Ubuntu for Desktop computing. We also install LAMP servers on the Ubuntu Desktop system. This makes it possible to run PHP applications. The kinds of things you should expect to be able to do include Internet Radio, burn CD-R media including ISO format, print to network printer, access network shares, run Open Office, and surf the web using Firefox.

We are in the process of adding support for Ubuntu Server edition, mostly because it is not that big of a step from supporting the Desktop edition. I do not think we will ever try to preload Ubuntu Server on drives and send them out like we do with Slackware. This is more of a thing to add Ubuntu to the list of servers that we can support for our applications environment.

The Slackware 13.1 release has just been posted and will be the current version supported by Tracy Labs. Our first time script allows getting a LAMP server running fast and Samba file sharing for Windows is also set up, just add users. A link is provided on the download page.

Drupal provides a strong web content management system allowing creation of diverse data and information that can model real world events using just a web browser. Drupal applications are well behaved and run in hosted web servers, and local LAMP or Windows WAMP computers. We start with Acquia Drupal and usually select a Zen based theme.

The ATOM CPU is a basic x86 compatible Intel Pentium that starts out as a 45ns CPU with all the speed up kits removed that were added to the X86 CPU over the years. The result is the dual core runs at 1.6 GHz. yet feels very much like the dual core 3.0 GHz. 8400 CPU. For $200 you can set up a computer to use a USB flash drive with no hard drive or CD. This can be especially useful with data stored on a central server or in web based resources.