Michael Viron wrote: >If it is a Pentium or above, you'll be able to install Mandrake. If it's a >486, you'll still be able to install Mandrake 7.0 for i486 (although that >might be a bit sluggish). > >Michael > >-- >Michael Viron >Registered Linux User #81978 >Senior Systems & Administration Consultant >Web Spinners, University of West Florida > >At 07:07 AM 12/31/2001 -0800, you wrote: > >I have a 3 year old computer that is an NEC and it has a motherboard with a >really old BIOS ( I don't know its name ) And it has about 64 megabytes of >ram and a voodoo 3 or 4 video card and plug and play card with microphone, >sound, phone port and another card that is an Ethernet card, will I be able >to install mandrake or red hat on it? if not, someone tell me what to do ( >for ex: Sell it or use another distro etc. ) P.S oh yeah, I have a >wireless mouse and a keyboard and a color printer and two speakers that >just have the logo 'NEC' on it and a scanner and a NEC Multisync xv14 and I >have 2 computers, the one I just told you about, and the one (the GOOD one >with Viewsonic 17 inch monitor, some good sound card, some multimedia >speaker, wireless ball wheel mouse, wireless keyboard, custom made >computer, 48X CD Drive and a 6x max CDR drive and a floppy drive and a zip >drive (external) Usb Card, 2 Ethernet cards and a plug and play card with >all the ones the old one has except phone port, and Pentium 3 500 Mhz, 380 >megabyte of ram using MS WINDOWS ME Which I am quite pissed at) ANYWAYS >don't get confused by my long description, just tell me yes or no if it is >compatible (oh I almost forgot, need a new battery for it, you know, the >little flat circle battery) >
Hmm, without the battery, you may not be able to do much at all, because it keeps your configuration in CMOS RAM on the motherboard. The newer computer is certainly compatible and will work as a dual-boot. If the older one doesn't work with Mandrake, there is always Peanut-Linux, a 99Mb download with only one desktop (I believe they are using Enlightenment now). Civileme > >------------------------------ >Always Expect The Unexpected >-Richard Kim >---------------------------- >
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