Can your system take 32MB SIMMs? If it can, I could trade you two of them for a 64MB DIMM. Graphics will still be real slow.
Marc --- "Mark K. Kim" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I once installed Slackware 3[.2?] on a 386 w/ 4MB > RAM. It couldn't run X, > but it ran all the console stuff just fine. The > manual says right on it > that it only needs 4MB RAM. > > I think the modern dists can run well without much > RAM as long as it > doesn't go graphical, including during the > installation process. Most > distributions can do text-based installation. I say > just grab a > distribution you like and try installing it and see > if it works. > > -Mark > > On Tue, 8 Jan 2002, Holland, Matt wrote: > > > Can anyone recommend a good Linux distro for an > old machine (486 w/ 12 MB > > RAM)? I've managed to install TINY Linux, which > is based on Slackware 3.5 > > or so, but I think I'd like something a bit more > polished. All of the major > > distributions require at least 32 MB RAM AFAIK, so > they're out. I also > > tried OpenBSD, but had problems (it's been awhile, > so I don't remember > > precisely what went wrong). > > > > Thanks, > > Matt > > _______________________________________________ > > vox-tech mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://lists.lugod.org/mailman/listinfo/vox-tech > > > > -- > Mark K. Kim > http://www.cbreak.org/mark/ > PGP key available upon request. > > > _______________________________________________ > vox-tech mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://lists.lugod.org/mailman/listinfo/vox-tech __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send FREE video emails in Yahoo! Mail! http://promo.yahoo.com/videomail/ _______________________________________________ vox-tech mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.lugod.org/mailman/listinfo/vox-tech
