Tomek Nowinski wrote: > Thank you very much for your opinions!!! > > I am still very newbie in this... > > So in this moment I am considering 2 possibilities: > > 1. Getting this peanut linux or any other small liux distro - I would > apreciate any suggestion, just because I don't have any idea. > > I have heard that there are PDA's with linux so I can imagine we could > try to make something similar. Is it possible to stay with this 4 MB in > RAM and take 32 MB of SWAP? Would it be possible? Then use about 100 MB > for instalation and the rest for /home...??? > > Personally, I would prefere this solution. The Little Linux Distros the other folks have mentioned are your best bet. The embedded ones for PDAs are for specific processors not compatible with Intel. Peanut and the others are designed for low-end Intel hardware. > > 2. Try a kind of diskless-workstation over LAN conection - I also would > apreciate suggestions - I don't have any experince. Will this machine be used as someone's primary? If so, since you're on a lan, the diskless X-Window workstation might be a good bet. The Mandrake email archives are full of discussions about that. But don't let "the best bet" stop you from looking at the Little Linuxes. You'll discover things you can do with other old hardware that you can't do with any other OS, and it's always free. > > Can I ask you again about your opinions, suggestions... kind of sites to > visit, things to read. > Things to read... The Linux Documentation Project is free, and massive. It's here: http://www.linuxdoc.org/ If you prefer to learn with the smell and tactile input of paper, Running Linux is a good place to start: http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/runux3/ But there are many other fine books for getting started. Do a search on the bookstore sites. If you don't want to buy a book, scope your local library. I've donated books to mine, and they're getting used a lot; I've checked. Since you're new, one thing you need to know is that this will not be a cakewalk. Linux and the other unices are some complex animals, and not at all like M$ windows or Mac. There are literally hundreds of ways to accomplish a single desire. What's cool is that you get to play with them all and pick the ones you like. If you're not on a schedule, try as many distros as you can get your hands on. Let yourself get frustrated, and post questions here and on other lists. Someone will help. M1k3 > Thank you very much... > > Tomek Nowinski > > > > > On lun, 2002-01-21 at 06:20, Mark Dvoo wrote: > >>i wouldn't use mandrake, try peanut linux, or search freshmeat for small >>linux distros, there are plenty of them that include X and kde on two or >>three floppies. >> >>mark >> >>On Tue, 2002-01-22 at 05:33, Tomek Nowinski wrote: >> >>>Hi Everybody, >>> >>>I'd like to ask you for help. >>> >>>I have an old 486 (25Mhz) laptop with 190 MB HDD, 4 MB in RAM and floppy >>>(there is no cd-rom). >>> >>>I was trying to "use" it. And the only thing I can put there is Windows >>>3.1 with Word and Excell 95. >>> >>>I was wondering if there is any possibility to put there instead of >>>Windows kind of "small" Linux with reduced KDE or GNOME (It would be >>>nice to have just a KWord, Anjuta and Mozilla to surf on the net). >>> >>>I can imagine I would need a special linux distribution, kernel >>>compilation, etc... >>> >>>Could someone tell me if it is possible??? Could you help me to make >>>this instalation???? >>> >>>Thanks, >>> >>>Tomek Nowinski >>> >>> >>> >>>-- >>>Placisz raz - uzywasz caly czas! >>>http://www.onetmail.onet.pl/oferta >>> >>> >>> >>>---- >>> >>> >>>Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? >>>Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com >>> >> >> >> >> >>------------=_1011658259-762-2021 >>Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? >>Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com >> > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com >
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