Hi
28 May 2001, "Laurie L Proud" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
LP> my 486 DX4 100 Mhz Apricot LSpro machine
LP> I have added some RAM and have 36 Mb.
These would be GREAT Linux boxes.
If you have a bit time, than get yourself a Linux distribution, and try for
yourself on one of those machines !
You could setup one as an Internet Gateway, dial into your account, and let
the linuxbox share the connection with the other PCs. (If they are
networked together ...)
[I have done it here with a cablemodem connection ... and it works
extremely well ...)
You could configure it, to get your mail/newsgroups automatically when you
dial in. (fetchmail/leafnode)
You could do .... ZILLIONS of things.
And you would not be so incredibly limited by the DOS kernel with
singletasking/singleuser no direct network support, no memory protection,
....
LP> in the absence of Opendos 7, which I understand is recommended,
As long a it's DOS compatible and it runs its OK ...
LP> Bie for now, Cherio
LP> Laurie
CU, Ricsi
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