Bernie wrote:
>
> I started to download Slackware and when the speed settled
> down I calculated the prize for the connection and it was
> more than it would cost to buy the 4 CD set. The prize was
> something like 40 USD
http://linuxcentral.com
http://www.cheapbytes.com
Both of these places have $2 CDroms for Linux.
They provide fast and reliable delivery worldwide.
> I felt that Slackware really was the choice for me
Good choice. Experienced users of the DOS CLI will
probably be most comfortable in Slackware.
> it runs rather well on low end machines. 486 is the
> lowest I've tried,
I've installed Slackware on a 386sx with 40meg IDE HDD.
No GUI, of course, but it happily used Lynx to browse
the net via a plip (laplink) connection to my router/
firewall.
> Linux should be able to read MFM/RLL/ESDI (still no idea)
> HDs right? (Substitute one of the floppies (bare -> xt)
> right?)
Yes, it should work with an old s.l..o...w XT drive,
but I've never tried it (and probably never will --
those ancient drives just aren't worth it).
> I'm forced to install over the network so I'll learn
> something else in the process as well :)
Let me know if you have any problems. I've installed
Slackware via NFS several times, so I'll probably be
able to help you.
> What do I need to setup at the computer with the CD
> to get it to work?
If it's an IDE CDrom drive, then the bare.i boot will
work fine. Otherwise, you need to use the boot image
that matches your CDrom drive (an appropriate one should
be in the bootdisk directory).
Let me know how things go. I'm happy to help.
Cheers,
Steven
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