On Sun, 2002-12-01 at 11:42, Pigeon wrote: > On Sun, Dec 01, 2002 at 03:48:46PM +1100, Russell wrote: > > Pigeon wrote: > > > On Sat, Nov 30, 2002 at 09:56:45AM -0700, Gregg & Monica wrote: > > > > > >>I need to know if my computer can support debian....and I need to knwo if it > > >>will support the gui...here are my computers info... > > >> > > >>cyrix MII 266Mhz, 4gig hard drive, windows ME loaded and updated, sound card > > >>w/powered speakers, 2usb ports,scroll mouse, keyboard,56k modem, 24Xcd rom > > >><needs drivers>, 32mb memory, video card has s-video, 2 open sdram slots > > >> > > >>thanks..... > > >> > > >>kyle > > > > > > You need another hard drive. 4Gb is too small (IMO) for Windoze, let > > > alone another OS. Plus, installing Linux on a separate drive reduces > > > the risk of damaging your Windoze installation. It's hard to get a new > > > HD less that 40Gb these days, and they're dead cheap, so that's what > > > I'd do. > > > > I'm using a pc with win98, 1.3G HDD, 64MB ram, and using mainly mozilla. > > The system is very adequate for that. I'd think it could dual boot just > > with a 2GB HDD. With lots more windows apps and linux desktops, a 6.4GB > > HDD should be ok. > > Gordon Bennett! win98 and linux on 1.3G! Well, it does depend... I've > known a few people want win98 set up on a 500Mb HD, and it gets a bit > silly, cos you can only install about one app. So you can go online > with it, but that's about the limit. > > $ du -s /windoze > 1531336 /windoze (contains \Program Files and all the apps & data) > (plus a 375Mb boot partition which I don't mount in Linux, with > C:|WINDOWS and subdirectories) > $ du -s /usr > 950904 /usr > > Pigeon Y'know, my old Pentium/90 MHz had 1 GB for Windows NT (okay, it was 3.51), OS/2 2.1 through to Warp 4 on a quarter gig, and Linux on half a gig (Bo through Slink.) Originally, Windows NT was on a quarter gig, until I got the 1.6 GB second drive. When the first drive died (taking WinNT with it,) I replaced it with a 2.4 GB drive that was split between OS/2 and Linux. -- Mark L. Kahnt, FLMI/M, ALHC, HIA, AIAA, ACS, MHP ML Kahnt New Markets Consulting Tel: (613) 531-8684 / (613) 539-0935 Email: kahnt@hosehead.dyndns.org
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