Re: poor machine
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/
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> I am not fun of M$ so I am looking linux distribution for such machine.
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> 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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