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> Greetings Gurus,
>
> I purchased a "Intellect 486SX" computer at a thrift shop. It has an AMD 486
> cpu, only 16 meg ram, and no CD,
> only a 500m HD. It has a 1.44 meg floppy drive. The unit once had a CD, but it
> was removed. The CD device
> driver still tries to load during boot up. DOS 6.0 is resident on the drive, and
> I loaded a copy of Winduhs 3.1
> just to see if the little thing would fly... it will, but now I want to purchase
> a (cheap used) CD and load Linux on it
> ( after installing more ram). Is an ATAPI drive a better choice ? I have never
> installed a CD. Any input would
> be appreciated ( except the float/smoke test suggestion). Are any particular
> brands better to use with Linux?
I do not know about other brands but I had an NEC 6V in a similar
computer, worked well. Installed easily and supported linux without
drivers - still works. IDE drives are generally easier to play with, and
are supported by Linux out of the box. On the other hand I never had a
SCSI drive so I am biased.
In short go IDE/ATAPI and you can't go too wrong with an old NEC 6v.
> There is no need to copy me, I am subscribed to the list.
No body copies you, it just is easier to reply-to all instead of
removing you...
> Many Mondo TIAS
> CR
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