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Re: distro for novices



On Tue, Dec 14, 2004 at 12:08:28PM -0800, Scarletdown wrote:
> RRPotratz wrote:
> 
> For really low-spec systems, I also recommend Damn Small Linux.  I've 
> had that running nicely on an old TI laptop (486/DX2-75, 12MB RAM, 540MB 
> hard drive, dual boot with DOS 6.22/Windows for Workgroups 3.11).
> 

hmm, that sounds quite cool, how did you get it on the laptop?  does
the laptop have a cdrom?  I have a 286 at home with no ethernet, no cd
drive, can't figure out how to get linux in there -- haven't used a
floppy drive since my mac phase starting around 1998....

m

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