[Scottish] Small distros

[Allan M Bruce]

I know it aint Linux but there is a tiny version of FreeBSD called PicoBSD
which fits on a floppy!
Dunno where to get it from but if you search in Google I imagine you'd get
it pretty easily.
Allan

----- Original Message -----
From: "Kevin McDermott" <kevinmcd@linuxsolutions.demon.co.uk>
To: <scottish@mailman.lug.org.uk>
Sent: Friday, August 23, 2002 3:45 PM
Subject: Re: [Scottish] Small distros


> * Brian Eley <beley@cis.strath.ac.uk> [Aug 23. 2002 15:08]:
> > Hi,
> >
> > Can anyone recommend any small, novice friendly distros for use on some
486s
> > / early pentiums? I've got some free time and some machines itching to
be
> > tinkered with :-) I plan to network them as well, and generally have a
good
> > ol' footer.
> >
> > Do any places sell such distros on CDs, as i'm only on a 56K connection
and
> > can't download anything too big.
> >
> First, if you're looking to buy Linux, then www.linuxemporium.co.uk is a
great bet.
>
> They have vector linux available to buy, for 2.50UKP.
>
> Peanut is also a small linux, but, I see it's now up to ~225MB.
>
> As one other respondent pointed out, Slackware is on one of the mags this
month, and I'd consider it a fairly small Linux.
>
> If downloading them is a problem, then keep an eye on PC-Plus/Linux Format
and the other mags available in Borders, as they're quite often featured on
the Cover disks, particularly the Linux Format DVD edition.
>
> HTH
>
> Kevin
>
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