On Tue, 20 Oct 1998, Don Harrison wrote:
Hi Don;
> I am currently using an old PC for ALL my computing [as it is all I have].
> I was wondering if I may be able to convert it to a linux box. It is old
> and VERY bare. It consists of the folllowing:
>
> 386SX 16MHz
> 2 Megs of RAM
> 512k on the video card
> 89 Meg HD
> NO CD-ROM :(
> 5.25" & 3.5" Floppies
>
> Right now I'm running Micro$loth 6.22 and Waffle/UUCP for my net connects.
> It is straight text [obviously], but fits my needs well for reading email
> and newsgroups. I wanted to know if the conversion from DOS to Linux could
> be possible with such an antiquated system.
>
> Thanx,
> Don
Welllll, yes and no. Linux will run on a 386, but needs at least 4 megs of
Ram. I'm running it with 8 and it's slow (on a 486). The video card should
be be ok, it's the same as mine. You will need a larger HD. You can
install Linux without a CD, but it's a pain in the ass. My suggestions to
you would be to add at least 6 meg of RAM (or more), a second HD a 520mg
would do, and get an old CD player. Or if you can scrape up the money get
a bigger system and connect them together.
BTW, from what I understand a 4meg system will run Linux, but not Xwin.
But I might be wrong :).
Oh, one other thing you could look into is "elk". What I heard is that
that's a Linux someone is trying to stuff on a 8086, it might work for
you.
Later!
J
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