Re: distro for novices
On Tue, Dec 14, 2004 at 03:38:15PM -0500, Matt Price wrote:
> 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....
For a 286, ELKS would be more appropriate than DSL. You can't run linux
on a 286 as the 286 is only 16-bit.
// 03cunnin@utsc
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