On Wed, 07 Jun 2000 20:38:31 +0200 "Or Botton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Was going to keep that 486 DOS based, but I dont think that its possible >to make it a gateway with DOS.. which means: Linux. Which means: oops, >I dont know Linux that good!.. which in turn means: I'm lost! :) > >I need to somehow make that 486 run on Linux, while all the 486 got is >a 4G drive (which leaves 2G for Linux if I terminate drive D:), and >4MB of RAM. All I got is Mandrake 6.x and Red Hat 5, 6.2, and SuSE 6.1. >All of them are on CDs, all of them are "hard disk hogs" unless you know >enough on how to install it efficently. And guess what? I dont. :) Two things - (1) I have installed SUSE linux & redhat, and both offer pre-defined software configs at install, for various tasks, such as graphics w/station, router, minimum etc. They needn't be *disk hogs* if you can define what tasks you want to perform - and you can always add to them later if you have space left over. 4Gb sounds ahem overkill perhaps 500Mb-800Mb for *full* install. Best bit about linux is the sheer amount of documentation (I've read lots of it & still feel like I touched the tip of the iceberg!) And (2) You can get a version called 'LOAF' or 'Linux on a floppy' at ... cant remember URL, but go to www.tux.co.uk for links to this & much more. Bye. Neil. 'In an online world without walls, who needs Windows?' Visit my home site for more info - www.comatose.freeserve.co.uk
