Re: poor machine

[star@starshine.org (Heather Stern)]

On Fri, Jan 17, 2003 at 02:08:32PM +0200, Andriy T. Yanko wrote:
> 
> I got Toshiba T1850/120 notebook ( 1991,  very old )
> 
> Technical info:  Intel 386SX -25/120Mb HDD/8Mb RAM/LCD 640x480/
> 
> I am not  fun of M$ so I am looking  linux distribution  for such machine.
> 
> Do anyone know  optional distro or how to make own small optimal distro for 386SX?

Debian runs fine on a 386 SX.  My primary mailserver is a 386 SX, so I
know.   (Not a laptop, but don't worry about that.)   It's the 8 MB RAM
that's your ouch.

You might want to stick with Slink rather than the newer stuff.  I
*highly* recommend staying in console mode, and getting a newer kernel
after things settle in, as the older ones have had some bugs.
 
> ps. Installation over  NFS via  PLIP  on this machine is possible.
 
Yes, that'd work.

> any suggestion welcomed.
> thx

There are also distros aimed at the 4 MB to 8 or 16 MB crowd;  lwn.net
has some pointers.

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