Rud, Running Linux in an old box requires an old version of Linux, matched to the box contents.
I used RedHat 5.2 on a 486, and 6.2 on a P1. Mostly, text mode, with a CGA or the older and less voracious GUI, with 1 MB RAM video cards. The BBS's ran happy with it, and I even did ftp and http using text mode with those boxes. I usually ran ax.25, a node, FBB, JNOS with net2kiss, DXNET, a slip link, apache, wuftpd or vsftpd, etc. But since Linux has gone to please the GUI lovers, the resource requirements are about the same or maybe even higher. I also like the pretty colored screens, but really enjoyed surfing the net with a text screen faster than the old boxes running Win95. Nowadays is less probable that I will be running a 486, but I still keep the old disks. I had a hard to forget, nice experience with a few "no good for Windows" boxes. I really enjoyed the challenge, which was not a vain one, as the BBS's gave a good service to the user community. I kept a 1991 vintage 486DX2/66 running until 2004 in text mode. I hardly reset it, mostly the power company did not allow the uptimes to exceed 30 to 40 days, with power cuts for manteinance or failures during thunderstorms. 73, Jose, CO2JA Linux User 91155 http://counter.li.org ---- > Heck, even the old > adage about Linux running on older boxes is no longer true. I went to > install a version only to find it would not run on a box from '99. > > > Rud Merriam K5RUD > ARES AEC Montgomery County, TX > http://TheHamNetwork.net __________________________________________ Participe en Universidad 2008. 11 al 15 de febrero del 2008. Palacio de las Convenciones, Ciudad de la Habana, Cuba http://www.universidad2008.cu
