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[bhorne at banet.net (Bill Horne)]

Jerry,

Thanks for the note.  I've traded email with several people, and 
you're right:  the consensus is that a 386 would be adequate for 
simple text editing, but hard to load.  Everyone agrees the 40 MB HD 
would be tight - although one person graciously offered to send me an 
earlier version of the Slackware CD that is optimized for the older 
machine.

Although I'd like to upgrade my sister to a Pentium, even a new low 
end machine is out of her budget.  She's been running her 
hairdressing sideline with an Epson 8088 for years, and every time 
she saves enough for a "real" computer, one of her kids grows out of 
his shoes at the same time the car breaks down and the drain clogs 
again.  Frankly, she was recently interviewed by a network TV show 
that did a story on suburban food banks, so you see why I have to 
think outside the box on this one.

I may be able to swing a used machine, if the incidentals don't kill 
it: I'll cc: the list, and see if the members have any old boards/  
floppies/cases/whatever they're willing to trade for.  If anyone is 
cleaning out their closet, give me a ring.

Thanks for your help.

Bill Horne
781 784-7287

-----Original Message-----
From:	Jerry Feldman [SMTP:gaf at mediaone.net]
Sent:	Tuesday, January 05, 1999 7:00 PM
To:	bhorne at banet.net
Subject:	Re: discuss mailing list

Ok. Lots of good suggestions. There are Linux systems that run from
diskette. You can upgrade the 386 system for a couple of hundred $$, 
but
you can get brand new low end Pentium systems for under $500. I think 
you need to get together with your sister and look around for 
something.
I think the concensus is that you can use the 386 system, but getting 
Linux onto the system will be a challenge.
On 5 Jan 99, at 9:29, Bill Horne <bhorne at banet.net> wrote:

> Jerry,
>
> Thanks for your help.  I *am* now getting the feed.
>
> Bill
>
>


+----------------------------------------------+
Gerald Feldman <gaf at mediaone.net>
Boston Computer Solutions and Consulting
ICQ#156300

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