On Wed, 16 Jan 2002 16:59:56 +0000, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: (Using Mozilla 3.04Gold (X11; I; Linux 2.0.39 i486) <GGG>
> Laurie L Proud wrote: >> OK....and what version/distribution for dipping a toe with a .... >> 486SX-33 VLB (with 8meg RAM) ? > You will find some suggestions here: > --------------------------------------------- > http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~ichi/distro.html > --------------------------------------------- Steven, I finally got around to trying Baslinux (again I think) and I must say your promise that you will be up and running in a minute turned out to be true. However, running and DOING anything are two very different things.<G> I'm not so sure I would have been able to get anywhere if I hadn't had some slight previous exposure to Linux. Enough exposure to say the following are GREAT for a newbie: Dir works ! Help gives help ! Enough exposure to say that using _something_ like links to get you started and aid in the process of looking around is a great idea ! Enough exposure to hate links - and any other application that requires ESC then F then X then Yes (or enter) to get the hell out of it ! With Arachne (and anything else decent) ONE ESC and I'm GONE.<g> Don't get me wrong, I'm not panning Baslinux, I didn't like links from first time I tried it - when PygmyLinux switched to it from Lynx. :(( Back to my level of experience with Linux. :) NOT enough to find the links executeable in less than 5 minutes by going thru every directory I could find from the ?bash? prompt. See, I wanted to see if you could afford to lose links and add mc. I think mc is what the newbies (like me) need. I finally found links. It was about 428k. I rebooted to Dragonlinux (20 sec) and using mc I was able to find its size in less than 10 sec. Better than 5 mins, but I guess I now knew where to look - so the comparison isn't QUITE fair - but still it's a lot easier to navigate that way. Midnight Commander: 368k. Hmmm. Ok, what about browsing ? Lynx: 249k Hmmm. Is that bad ? Would there be 720k available if links disappeared ? Could I do it myself ? I mean, could I mount my HD and lift mc and lynx out of Dragonlinux ? It's almost 4 in the morning and I can ask that question in 10-20 secs while trying to do it would surely cost me several hours. <G> I see you are doing a lot with busybox. I'm guessing it's sort of a translator ? Could you explain ? On a different note, (curiousity only) I know it isn't YOUR fault but why the heck does "ls" take 59k ? Thanks Steven, I think Basiclinux is terrific ! It's certainly worth a try, and it's a SAFE try because it doesn't mess with your hard disk. ;-) - Clarence Verge - Back to using Arachne V1.62 ....
