Hello,
You could definitely run a minimal Linux install on that machine, 400 megs for
the main filesys, and the other HD for swap space. Since you won't be needing
X Windows, Linux should be able to fit just fine without too much hacking and
scraping. Debian may be a good way to go there, because of the good package
management and because the kernel is slightly older (with Deb 2.1 anyway), and
it has less "fluff" stuff in the default installation profiles.
How much RAM is on it? If its 16MB or less you might want to look into more-
RAM is cheep ;-).
"Barrett, Peter G" wrote:
> I Have an old DX2-66, hda=124Mb hdb=408Mb ESS soundcard and thought that
> rather than just dump it I could devote it to soundmodem AX25.
> Am I dreaming?
> If I'm not I would be interested to hear your ideas on the best best way to
> set it up, ie what to include, what to leave out.
> There must be a lot of surplus equipment similar to this and it seems so
> wasteful to just ditch them.
> Hams are noted for their resourcefulness, and Linux is noted for it's
> flexibility. Computers are noted for their obsolescence.
> What do you think.
>
> cheers 73
>
> Peter
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