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Re: newbie nerd



Seth Reinosa wrote:
> 
> Lets say there was this guy building a 486 computer for a church intranet
> and he wanted to run Linux.
> Would he :
> A)JUST LOAD LINUX OR:

If he already has his Debian Install boot, Ramdisk, and 3 base install
diskettes, he could just start offf with loading Debian linux.

> B)LOAD DOS FIRST THEN LINUX
> and
> can a soldered CPU be unsoldered by a pro and upgraded to lets say a 586 or
> higher?

I'd say the chances of success at this would be slim to zip, but YMMV,
of course.  For less the $1000 you could have a real nice 100-120 MHz
2Gb HD 32Mb RAM sytem with CD, nice Video and sound cards.  Why risk the
usable 486?

> This guy has no clue what is going on.
> 
> <seth@eznet.net>
> <http://home.eznet.net/~seth>
> Thanx
> and may God Bless you
> Seth R


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