like you, i am in the same boat. i would like to be able to get telnet & ftp running just to be able to do it, but not sure exactly how.

regarding the custom logos and kernels, see the faq section on the bbs. tony has a pretty foolproof description of how to do it. if it is packaged properly (like rjlov's volume adjustement kernel), all you have to do is download it and run a dos command prompt command (actually a program, but it only requires one line of input from you).

12 gig, green...