Bob George wrote:
>
> I suspect you're getting a hell of a lot more services for
> that 200-500 Meg though! A comparison with a fully loaded
> NT system with apps, file and print services and IIS might
> be more in order.
Don't forget the compiler and the kernel source code !
> On a 386 with 8MB and up, Linux is definitely worth checking
> out. Smaller distributions work VERY well on old hardware,
Slackware is best for low-resource systems. It has the smallest
footprint of the mainstream distributions and is the most
suitable for 'DOS dinosaurs'. ('Windows weenies' should use
Corel or Caldera).
> I'm looking forward to the day when I pull that old IBM XT out
> of the closet and fire up Linux on it!
What's the point? An XT doesn't have enough grunt to be a server.
If you really want to do Linux on that machine, I suggest you make
it a ttyS of your Linux box. All you need is a serial cable and
a DOS terminal program (Conex is good).
Cheers,
Steven
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