On Mon, 30 Dec 2002 17:14:55 +0000 Kamal Gathani <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi > > I have an old 486 box with the following specs: > > Intel 486DX2 - 66MHz, I think > 16 MB RAM > 1.2 GB Hard Disk > 6 Speed CDROM > 3Com ISA Network Card > 1MB Cirrus Logic VESA Local Bus Video card - Are VLB cards problematic > with Linux? > > I'm just wondering if anyone would be able to recommend suitable distros > (not necessarily Mandrake) for this low-spec system. > > Plus, what sort of use could this machine be? Is it worth keeping or > should I just scrap it? > > > > Any advice appreciated. > > Regards > > Kamal Mandrake still has 7.02 on their mirrors for such a machine. I still use a lot of the old 486's for cheap router/firewalls. If you can find a second ISA NIC, can can ever put Mandrake SNF on it. If you do use it that way, try to make your second NIC anything but what you have now ( something like an old SMC or NE2000 compatible would work well ). Spence
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