Re: [aclug-L] fool proof LINUX?

[Steven Saner <ssaner@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Well, there aren't very many 486 motherboards that have PCI slots,
although you may have the exception. Also, I am 90% sure that the
modem you specify is a software modem that has only Windows drivers
available for it. Therefore, it will not work with Linux. Assuming
that is the case, I would not want to try running a Windows modem on a
486-33 even if I was running Windows. That's only barely enough power
to run Win95/98 at all efficiently, let along trying to keep a modem
connected. I believe that 486-33 is the minimum recomended system for
U.S. Robotics WinModems for what ever that's worth.



On Tue, Apr 27, 1999 at 03:09:16AM -0600, Michael Holmes wrote:
> will a 486-33 support a 56k modem blaster pci?
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Goerzen [SMTP:jgoerzen@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Monday, April 26, 1999 11:34 AM
> To:   aclug-L@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject:      Re: [aclug-L] fool proof LINUX?
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I would recommend RedHat 5.2.  You can get a CD for less than $10 from 
> many vendors, such as www.cheapbytes.com or www.lsl.com.  Then, I'd
> suggest that you add on KDE to it for a nice GUI interface.  See
> www.kde.org.  That ought to get you set.
> 
> If you've got some more specific questions, feel free to ask; I'm not
> quite sure what else to say at this point.
> 
> -- John
> 
> maholmes <maholmes@xxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> 
> > I sold my old 486, and I told them I would only send it with Linux. I
> > was not going to dub Micro$oft, and Linux is open.  This computer is
> > going to be used by a child,  I need to set it up with it being user
> > friendly.  I have a CD with RED HAT 5.0 on it I was going to send with
> > the computer.   My book explains how to make startx  come on with the
> > boot up, so I figured that would be the easiest.  I need to make scripts
> > for install, so when they get stuff, they can just click install and the
> > name, and the computer takes over.  The kids mother does not have much
> > money, and cannot afford Micro$oft, I had to come down in price so I
> > want to make this as cheap as possible.  I've redone my linux about
> > three times, and I can muddle through, but I don't want them to get a
> > bad taste of linux, because of my poor judgment, in the install.
> > 
> > 
> > Mike Holmes
> > 
> > 
> 
> -- 
> John Goerzen   Linux, Unix consulting & programming   jgoerzen@xxxxxxxxxxxx |
> Developer, Debian GNU/Linux (Free powerful OS upgrade)       www.debian.org |
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
> The 1,164,803rd digit of pi is 8.
> 

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