>Unfortunately I can't make the installFest, but right now I am looking at a f
>ull re-install. The machine is a IBM P-200 64 Ram, onboard Cirrus Logic graph
>ics card and Soundblaster Vibra 128, mainly used as desktop/web surfing mach
>ine(33k dial-up). Disk size limited to 2 Gb (it's dual boot for the rest of m
>y family). If it runs on my old 486 in 300 Meg disk space as well, I'll be e
>ven happier. Abilities to hack HTMl together or intro to Linux progrraming m
>ight be appreciated.
My recommendation for your 486 is LTSP (www.ltsp.org), a set of RPMs
that turn it into a diskless X-terminal, then you can move the 300MB
disk to the P200. Advantages: you have only one installation to
administer, and no noisy disk on the 486.
Disclaimer: I am involved in LTSP so I'm biased.
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