Boston Linux & Unix (BLU) Home | Calendar | Mail Lists | List Archives | Desktop SIG | Hardware Hacking SIG
Wiki | Flickr | PicasaWeb | Video | Maps & Directions | Installfests | Keysignings
Linux Cafe | Meeting Notes | Blog | Linux Links | Bling | About BLU

BLU Discuss list archive


[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]

Mini Linuxes



On Mon, 19 Jul 1999, Jerry Feldman wrote:

> I just got an ICQ message from a kid with a 386SX who wants to run Linux. 
> I pointed him at both the Red Hat as well as Debian site. He's got an old 
> Packard Bell with very little RAM (he says 2MB), I suspect he has more. I 
> don't think he has a cd-rom. I do know that the Debian distribution has a 
> floppy only install, but I am not sure I would want a beginner to start with 
> Debian, even as good as it is.

I suspect not.  I had a PB 386SX myself, and it came with only 1 MB, and
it could only be upgraded to 2 MB.

PB sux! :)

--
Derek D. Martin           |  UNIX System Administrator
d_martin at worldnet.att.net |  dmartin at lancity.com

-
Subcription/unsubscription/info requests: send e-mail with
"subscribe", "unsubscribe", or "info" on the first line of the
message body to discuss-request at blu.org (Subject line is ignored).




BLU is a member of BostonUserGroups
BLU is a member of BostonUserGroups
We also thank MIT for the use of their facilities.

Valid HTML 4.01! Valid CSS!



Boston Linux & Unix / webmaster@blu.org