Re: Debian on a VERY OLD hardware?
On Tue 06 May 2025 at 07:36:36 (+0000), Tim Woodall wrote:
> These are the older debian versions with their release dates
> # wheezy 7 2016-06-04
> # squeeze 6 2012-03-10
My notes show:
6 squeeze 2011-02-06
7 wheezy 2013-05-04
8 jessie 2015-04-25
9 stretch 2017-06-17
10 buster 2019-07-06
11 bullseye 2021-08-14
12 bookworm 2023-06-10
but I can't see any of these being useful for the OP.
> The only reason I can think to want to boot an ancient system like
> this is because of some piece of hardware that is unavailable today or
> prohibitively expensive to replace.
Yes, though in that case it would be unwise not to have a number
of systems available for spare parts, including interfaces.
But other possibilities include as a personal hobby, or for a museum.
Cheers,
David.
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