[Malvern] Old machines.

[Geoff Bagley]

I have a couple of old machines here, both 486s,  and both having OLD BIOSs 
which cannot boot from the CDROM.  (Only  from the floppy or the hard drive),

I have been wondering how to get a working  Debian onto them.  Perhaps by 
removing the hard-drive,  and installing it on another machine,  and then 
returning it  ready loaded,  or perhaps by getting a cut-down Linux kernel 
into a floppy,  and booting from that.

I have put a network card into the one machine, hoping to  down - load the 
rest,  but that supposes that I can get the card (A DLink  DFE-530TX) to work.
That card has a bad reputation I have read.

By the way, Evesham no longer will supply bits and pieces.  They are only 
interested in supplying complete systems to the public.  Businesses can order 
things.  Otherwise get it over the internet "from our Web Site".

Best regards.

Geoff.