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Re: Debian OS on my PC

JOHN S JOY wrote:
Currently I have a Home PC currently working on MS Windows 95B and would like to install your OS side by side MS Windows 95 and would like to get accustomed to working with Debian to make it the default one. 

That's possible.
My current PC configuration is slightly old and I would like your valuable suggestion as to which of your Debian version will be suitable for the same. I have two Hard Disks. ie ., "C" drive is a 263.1 MB and "D"Drive is 514 MB. The detailed configuration of my Home PC is as follows :
Are they two physical disks, or two partitions on one disk? In either case, just dedicate D: to Debian. It's a bit smallish for all the bells and whistles you'll eventually discover you want to try, but it'll do for the basics. With a small drive like this, you'll probably be better off with fewer rather than more partitions (for example, jus / and swap).
Current OS : MS Windows 95B, Internet Explorer v 5.0 for browsing the Internet via internal modem (BOCAMODEM V32bis, 14.4kbps 

    * 80486 DX2 compatible, 66 MHZ (ROM ISA BIOS, CMOS SETUP, AWARD
      SOFTWARE INC.)
    * System BUS Type : ISA
    * BIOS Name : Award dated 09/26/94
    * BIOS version : Award Modular BIOS v 4.50G
    * Machine Type : IBM PC/AT
    * Math Co-processor : Present
    * Hardware SETUP through CMOS
    * System is bootable only through either Floppy Disk Drive "A:\"
      or Hard Disk Drive "C:\" as per CMOS RAM settings
    * Floppy Drive 3.5" 1.44M
    * Hard Drives: C:\ 263.1 MB ; D:\ 514 MB
    * Sound Blaster 16 card connected to Creative CD-ROM 2x speed
    * *Display Adapter card*

 Standard VGA adapter card (VL BUS VGA)
Video Blaster FS 200 from Creative Labs designed to work with 800x600 VGA Display standard 
Main Processor  UMC UM85C418F-GP
Note : 800 x 600 resolution, 256 colours, Vertical Resolution Falsh-VGA 60 Hz, and Max Horizontal Frequency for user monitor 38.5 KHz is setup & maintained by separate software of UMCVGA using MS Windows OS 3.1 or higher version HW specifications of VB FS 200; Input :- 2 female RCA jacks for 2 composite video signals( 75 ohms impedance), 1 S-Video connectr for S-Video input 
Output :- VGA Monitor

    * *Monitor *- DX15F 15" colour display monitor with ultra-high
      resolution of upto 1280x1024(non-interlaced)

Features of monitor:
- Multi -scanning at horizontal frequuencies of 30 Khz to 64 KHz, vertical frequencies of 50 Hz to 100 Hz 
- microprocessor -based design with edgital controls
- compatible with standard IBM VGA, extended VGA, Super VGA modes as well as VESA ergonomic standards 
- compatible with IBM XGA
- Universal auto-switched power supply( 240 V)

    * Scanner :- Genius - Scanmate/Color, 24 Bit Color & Grey Scale
      Handy Scanner


Is this SCSI or Parallel, or what?


    * Internal Modem - half card size BOCAMODEM V32bis, 14.4 Kbps
I would be much obliged if you could offer suggestions as to which of your Debian Versions is best suitable for my PC taking into account the speed of computer.
Stable (Woody). It's the current version. I don't see a listing of how much RAM you have. RAM is more important than almost anything else, depending of course on what you want to do with Debian. Assuming you're wanting a graphical user interface, and not just text mode, I'd think you'd want a minimum of 16MB RAM, and at that, you'll be miserable. 64 is more realistic, and that's still gonna be a bit sluggish if you go with KDE, or Gnome, and/or Mozilla, and/or other large RAM-eating apps.
I should be able to use all my above devices as well. Based on your OS, if it is required to use other softwares from other vendors to run the above/any devices kindly indicate the same.
I don't see any obvious problems with your hardware, but you'll either have to just try it, or do some research for "debian hardware compatibility list", or hope someone on this list has specifically had your hardware and can testify one way or the other.
You'll probably want to read the Installation Instructions linked off the http://www.debian.org site. My best suggestion to you is to make a backup of any important files and be sure you can restore your system from scratch, and then just "go fer it". 

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Kent
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