On Sun, 28 Apr 2002 16:13:58 -0400 Jerry McBride <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Sun, 28 Apr 2002 02:22:48 -0500 "Richard R. Sivernell" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Collins > > > > I have an older laptop coming, a compac. It has a 1 gig hd and can > > have 40 meg memory. At this time I have no cdrom on the machine, my > > son is sending it. & the cdrom with pcmia that I do have does not > > support linux, on braindead stuff. My question is, with these > > requirements can I still install gento on it. I am going to get a > > larger hard disk 4-10 gig. I will run X and xfce on it. would like > > just enough kde3 to run kdevelop & java development. The lan nic > > 10/100 pcmia is ok but I may not have the tcpip stuff on the machine. > > Now the machine may turn out to be a big waste of time too, just do > > not know at this time. It is inroute now. > > > > What model Compaq? > > As for unsupported pcmcia IDE cdroms... the only hitch I've come across is > some of the older units not being able to read cdr or cdrw. > > As for running kde3 or portions there-of on 40meg... good luck. :') > > -- > > ************************************************************************* > ***** Registered Linux User Number 185956 > http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&safe=off&group=linux > 4:09pm up 46 days, 21:25, 2 users, load average: 0.66, 0.26, 0.14 > _______________________________________________ > Linux-users mailing list - http://linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users > Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Archives,and Digests are located at the above URL. Collins I think, & as usual I could & most probably am wrong, compac 722 728 or something. It has PI 133 cpu. If I can get linux on it and xfce with staroffice & internet, that would be soe thing better for now. Hope to get better machine here next month. cheers -- Rick Sivernell Dallas, Texas 75287 972 306-2296 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Caldera Open Linux eWorkStation 3.1.1 Registered Linux User .~. / v \ /( _ )\ ^ ^ In Linux we trust! _______________________________________________ Linux-users mailing list - http://linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Archives,and Digests are located at the above URL.
