This sounds really cool. I have got a 286 laptop in the loft, mono screen, orange on black. Would be cool to get linux on that somehow. I think it has dos6 and windows 3.0 on it at the moment.
Not sure if there is a distro out there that can run on 286 but it could be fun finding out! On Fri, Apr 16, 2010 at 09:09:49PM +0100, Andy Taylor wrote: > On 15 Apr 2010, at 12:24, Jonathan Gowar wrote: > > > Hi all, > > > > I couldn't make the last meet, but I'm hoping to this time, and I > > come with a suggestion. > > > > I've got an old 486 and a silent media PC (that currently doesn't work) > > that I'd like to get Linux working on it. I'm suggesting a 'get it > > working' workshop? --Andy (Taylor) I'd be looking to you for help with > > the 486 ;) > > > > Does this interest anyone else? It doesn't have to be ancient kit > > either, nor does it have to relate solely to hardware. As long as I > > wouldn't want to be the only one wanting to bring stuff, it could make > > for a fun evening :) > > > > Cheers, > > Jon > > Sounds like a good idea. If we know what we are doing in advance, we can > bring CDs, Floppies, spare hardware etc. > > Jon - how much RAM does the 486 have? Does it have a network card etc? DSL > maybe a good choice for it as it can run on a 486. > > Also, if anyone wants me to bring a machine from my collection - do let me > know. See http://www.retrocomputers.eu/?page_id=9 > > Andy > _______________________________________________ > Peterboro mailing list > [email protected] > https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/peterboro _______________________________________________ Peterboro mailing list [email protected] https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/peterboro
