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Linux localhost.localdomain 2.4.19-jp14 #2 Sun Oct 27 15:32:52 EET 2002 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux
 
Gnu C                  3.2
Gnu make               3.79.1
util-linux             2.11r
mount                  2.11r
modutils               2.4.18
e2fsprogs              1.27
jfsutils               1.0.17
reiserfsprogs          3.6.2
pcmcia-cs              3.1.31
PPP                    2.4.1
isdn4k-utils           3.1pre4
Linux C Library        2.2.93
Dynamic linker (ldd)   2.2.93
Procps                 2.0.7
Net-tools              1.60
Kbd                    1.06
Sh-utils               2.0.12
Modules Loaded         snd-pcm-oss snd-mixer-oss snd-sb16 snd-sb16-dsp snd-pcm snd-sb16-csp snd-sb-common snd-opl3-lib snd-timer snd-hwdep snd-mpu401-uart snd-rawmidi snd-seq-device snd soundcore