[Gllug] Linux on 486s

[SteveC]

On Mon, 16 Jul 2001, Paul Brazier wrote:
> I've got an old 486 33MHz machine 20MB RAM, 100MB HD.
> I'm trying to set up Linux on it, mainly just to play around with
> networking, firewalls etc.
> Will this be possible or am I wasting my time?

Thats fine bar the HD... you can put linux on something that small but its
not worth the hassle for 10 or 20 quid to buy a gig drive. See the
slackware zip drive distro...

> Also, for networking would ethernet cards be the way to go, or would a
> serial port connection work?

A serial port would work, but for a beginner just bung an el-cheapo
ethernet card in there.

have fun,

SteveC steve at fractalus.com fractalus.com/steve stevecoast at hushmail.com


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