On Sun, 16 Jul 2000, Allen L Lucas wrote about, (No Subject):
> >We've got a number of old computers (such as 8086 or 80286) & we want
> >to install on them a little Linux (or Unix)-like operating system for educational
> >purposes. What you can recommend us?
> >
> Check out the mini and specialty distributions at:
>
> http://www.linux.org/dist/english.html
>
> You may find some help there. I doubt any of the big-name, modern distros will work
>on machines of that vintage.
>
> Allen Linkenhoker
Agreed, however i have run linux on a 386 with 4 megs of ram, be it an old
distro of slackware, 3.4 i belive, now i dont want to sound like an old
wife, but quite possably it would be better not even to think of running
anything on such an old machine type.
1) Most folks have seen how presant day computers are quick in doing what
they want,
2) Think about what "knowing" folks will say when they see what you are
doing.
3) Simple commands will take seconds if not actual minutes to execute.
4) Even Dos x.x on a 8086 is "painfully slow"
Lets face it, 8086/80286/80386 machines are way out of date, no offence,
your intentions are well pointed, however the machines !!!!!!!!!!!!!.
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Regards Richard
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