Re: AW: debian on old notebook
--- Elizabeth Barham <soggytrousers@yahoo.com> wrote:
> 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.
Hearthstone:
Where does one get laptops as cheap as that? ($10.-??,
$30.-?).
Thnx, H.S.
>
> > > 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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