I loaded linux on my Sharp Actius A150 laptop using ftp because the CD-ROM is not compatible with linux (yet). If you have a network card this is an option for you. I haven't looked into plip (IP over the parrallel port, but that may also be an option. Greg Potter > ---------- > From: Daniel Brooks[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Saturday, March 13, 1999 10:15 PM > To: linux-laptop > Subject: Questions > > Greetings > > I'm new here so I'll get right to the point. > > I have an Epson ActionNote 660c which I am considering installing Linux > onto. It is a Cyrix 486DX2/66Mhz with 8Mb of RAM > (upgradeable to 20Mb RAM if I can find a good price on the memory module). > The research I've done so far has told me that my > hardware is compatible, but my problem lies in the fact that I have no > CDROM drive. Is it possible to link with a Windows > machine once the base system is installed so I can install applications > (XFree86, office suite, etc)? I only have room on the > harddrive for one OS and I think I have done all I can with Win95. > > I am currently a CIS student looking to explore new territory and gain > experience with other operating systems. I have minimal > experience with UNIX but eager to learn. I also have no monetary budget to > work with, which is what attracted me to Linux. > I am looking for applications to replace the few I really use, I found > Star Office and tried the Windows version, I need to find a > replacement for Treepad (a cool text editor that allows saving and > oranizing text in a tree structure, www.treepad.com) and > Freecell, the card game that comes with Win95. Any suggestions or help > would be greatly appreciated. > > Trying to shake the Microsoft monkey > Uncle Dan >
