On Fri, 2002-02-15 at 08:16, Dave Sherman wrote: > I actually used to run RedHat 5.1 on an old 486 (100 MHz, so it was a > "fast" 486) with 16 MB RAM. Using an older version of X (3.3.6 I think) > and the AfterStep window manager, it was quite peppy -- waaaayyyyy > faster than the Win95 that was installed when I got it. But that was an > older distribution, *designed for older hardware* (at the time, the two > would have been somewhat concurrent, so it wasn't really "old" hardware > when RH 5.1 came out). If you really want to run Linux on that old box, > try finding an older distribution releasr, like Mandrake 7.x or even an > older RedHat 5.x release. You will notice a BIG difference.
FYI, I still have my old RedHat 5.1, RedHat 6.2, and Mandrake 7.2 CDs. I could burn copies of one or more versions and ship them to you if you want. Let me know. Dave -- Beware the wrath of dragons, for you are crunchy, and good with ketchup.
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