On Tue, 2002-12-31 at 04:14, Kamal Gathani wrote: > Hi > > I have an old 486 box with the following specs: > > Intel 486DX2 - 66MHz, I think > 16 MB RAM > 1.2 GB Hard Disk > 6 Speed CDROM > 3Com ISA Network Card > 1MB Cirrus Logic VESA Local Bus Video card - Are VLB cards problematic > with Linux? > > I'm just wondering if anyone would be able to recommend suitable distros > (not necessarily Mandrake) for this low-spec system. > > Plus, what sort of use could this machine be? Is it worth keeping or > should I just scrap it? > > > > Any advice appreciated. > > Regards > > Kamal > Slackware 3.6 would be perfect on this box - nothing flash, nothing over-done. Fast - because the release was literally made for this type of machine, and the Xwindows intervface is the OpenWindows - so it would look similar to Fvwm...
IMHO....and I just put one together to use as a router/firewall/mail server...but I was lucky enough to have 32mb of RAM and an extra 6gb HD as well... -- Tue Dec 31 09:25:01 EST 2002 9:25am up 1 day, 15:29, 6 users, load average: 0.10, 0.42, 0.34 ------------------------------------------------------------------ | __ __ | kuhn media australia | | / ,, /| |'-. | http://kma.0catch.com | | .\__/ || | | |=================================| | _ / `._ \|_|_.-' | stephen kuhn | | | / \__.`=._) (_ | email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | |/ ._/ |"""""""""| | email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | |'. `\ | | | icq: 5483808 | | ;"""/ / | | | | | smk ) /_/| |.-------.| | mobile: 0410-728-389 | | ' `-`' " " | Berkeley, New South Wales, AU | ------------------------------------------------------------------ * linux user:267497 * RH 7.3+ * PC/Mac/Linux/Networking/Consulting ------------------------------------------------------------------ Don't get mad, get interest.
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