there is no reason not too use an up to date distribution infact it would be recommended as the older versions have these things called bugs and security holes.
you just have to be careful that you dont let the distribution get out of control with gnome or kde etc... especially on 32mb ram
get more ram, pc100 ram is throw away now - just max the poor kiddy out
im a windowmaker user right now and its lovely and lite. although usually im a devout englightenment user which is more bloated but much more cool. but isnt as bloated and annoying (and boring) as gnome / kde
yeah flame me but gnome and kde via englightenment on coolness..
Dean
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-- Original Message -- Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2005 09:42:16 +1000 (EST) From: Ray McFadyen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: slug@slug.org.au Subject: [SLUG] Caldera
Is there a Linux forum in Australia?
Purchased a copy of Caldera 2.2 with a manual as it is small and will
run on an old computer with 32MB. Some of the instructions in the
manual were not correct but can now access all the files and the disks.
Can anyone help with some information about Caldera 2.2? The company no
longer exists and the basic program looks good but it must be possible
to upgrade it. It will not install an internal modem and an attempt to
install an external one did not work either. Have not tried for a
printer but doubt it will be OK. It assumes win9x is installed with all
the hardware.
Can a later kernel be installed and then other programs? Is there an
online Linux manual?
Regards and thanks
Ray
Caldera is fairly old. The company changed their name to Sco. I used to use it and had both an external modem and a printer running on it. As I only use Linux, I'm not sure about the windows comment. Without knowing your hardware configuration, I could not recommend a replacement distro other than to say that Debian with the Ice window manager is pretty light weight.
Stay well and happy Heracles
Stay well & happy Ashley
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