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On Sat, 19 Jun 1999, Indiana Zephyr wrote:
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> I'm trying to find a way to install Linux onto my 486 laptop. I don't
> have a cd-rom, don't have a network card, and don't have a modem. I
> also don't have any sort of external zip drive or anything like that.
> If anyone has any ideas, please go ahead and post them.
>
Hm... that's a tight situation. Do you have PCMCIA slots? If so, I would
*HIGHLY* suggest that you do some research on what is compatable with
Linux as far as PCMCIA network cards go, grab yourself a Red Hat 6.0 CD
and book disk, create the supplementary disk for PCMCIA installs, and do
it that way. Of course, that's provided that you have some money to spend
on something like that.
Bottom line is that you'll have to spend at least a little bit of money to
get Linux on there. I would recommend the PCMCIA method if you can afford
it, and if you cannot, then I would recommend that you use some sort of
modem on a serial port for it. Use the FTP install, and use the modem to
connect with another computer that can host the Red Hat CD-ROM.
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