Re: AW: debian on old notebook
I think it's a good idea but you might consider upgrading the
laptop. I bought a 486sx 33Mhz for ~ $30US (200M HDD) a year ago and
ran djgpp on it for a long time (I was on the road a lot). Eventually
I installed a 16MB card, 2.1GB HDD, an ethernet card and linux and now
it's my (test) LDAP Server.
I'm satisfied with it mostly because it's a laptop - that is, I can
take it with me easily. While it's not the quickest machine around,
it's still nice and I consider the $30 I spent on it (and the extras
for upgrades) worth it. When I'm away from my main machines I'm able
to code on it which is pretty nice.
Elizabeth
PS - the upgrades were via eBay.
> > I have few question. Most of time I'm at college and twice a months
> > I go home for a weekend. I dont have computer at home, and sometimes
> > I need to continue at my work (coding and writing articles in VIM).
> >=20
> > I'd like to buy some old notebook and install Debian on in.
> > Right now I can buy i486 at 66Mhz, 8MB RAM, 500MB HDD
> > for $10 US dolars.
> >=20
> > Is it good idea to try install Debian on it? Is it possible with 8MB =
> of
> > RAM?
> >=20
> > I need it just for VIM writting, man pages displaying, and Lynx =
> offline
> > browsing.
> >=20
> > What could be the way to install Debian? I'm thinking that easist way
> > is to connect notebook with my computer with parallel cable and
> > install from internet.
> >=20
> >=20
> > Or should I forget it and save $10?
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