[aclug-L] Re: install?

[Ryan Claycamp <claycamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Check out http://www.thelinuxstore.com/ and the PIA.  You get a Celeron
366, 32MB, 2.1GB HD, 8MB video, 16 bit soundcard, 56K modem, NIC,
keyboard, and mouse for $350.  It also comes with Netscape and
WordPerfect.  Maybe that is more in your range.

Ryan

John Goerzen wrote:
> 
> Ouch, that bites.
> 
> You may want to try getting for just a "newer" one.  You could
> probably find a used one for a couple hundred dollars, with more RAM,
> if that's an option.  Otherwise, give Debian 1.1 a try.
> 
> -- John
> 
> Michael Holmes <maholmes@xxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> 
> > The laptop is an old 486-33 epson. The 4meg ram is not upgradable, epson 
> > had an
> > exclucive on how it plugged in, and has since quit supporting the model 
> > altogether.
> > I had to put 1/4 inch spacers just to change the hard drive, as the case 
> > was too
> > small, and I had to make up a different ide cable for the new drive.  
> > Mickey moused
> > to say the least, but I do not have 1.5k for a new one.
> >
> > Mike
> >
> > John Goerzen wrote:
> >
> > > Most modern Linux distributions will not install in 4 mb.  You may be
> > > able to sneak by with a copy of Debian 1.1 and the lowmem disk, and
> > > then upgrade once it's installed.
> > >
> > > Can the laptop be upgraded?  If so, I'd highly recommend that route
> > > instead.
> > >
> > > -- John
> > >
> > > Michael Holmes <maholmes@xxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> > >
> > > > THe laptop fell through, I am still plugging along on the dinasour! :-(
> > > >
> > > > A robot crashed and fried the budget!!
> > > >
> > > > My laptop has 4meg of ram, I am open to any clues on how to make linux 
> > > > install
> > > > and run, if possible.  I am not wanting x windows, just text enviroment.
> > > >
> > > > Mike
> > > >
> > > > John Goerzen wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > I love Linux on my Dell.  What sort of laptop do you have, and what
> > > > > specific questions did you have regarding it?
> > > > >
> > > > > Michael Holmes <maholmes@xxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> > > > >
> > > > > > Who is pretty hot with the new laptops,  I am wanting to put the 
> > > > > > latest
> > > > > > version of linux on the work laptop. I am going to set up about 2 
> > > > > > gig
> > > > > > for Linux. It has sound, 400pII, 15", all the toys.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > On another related, I have a personal laptop it is only 4 meg ram, 
> > > > > > and
> > > > > > the manufacture  quit supporting it, and nobody makes the special
> > > > > > connector for the ram module.  I have tried to follow the lowmem 
> > > > > > howto,
> > > > > > but nothing has worked yet.  It keeps hanging up.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Mike
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > --
> > > > > John Goerzen   Linux, Unix consulting & programming   
> > > > > jgoerzen@xxxxxxxxxxxx |
> > > > > Developer, Debian GNU/Linux (Free powerful OS upgrade)       
> > > > > www.debian.org |
> > > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
> > > > > The 25,236,714th prime number is 477,613,739.
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > John Goerzen   Linux, Unix consulting & programming   
> > > jgoerzen@xxxxxxxxxxxx |
> > > Developer, Debian GNU/Linux (Free powerful OS upgrade)       
> > > www.debian.org |
> > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
> > > The 74,099,584th prime number is 1,486,769,111.
> >
> >
> 
> --
> John Goerzen   Linux, Unix consulting & programming   jgoerzen@xxxxxxxxxxxx |
> Developer, Debian GNU/Linux (Free powerful OS upgrade)       www.debian.org |
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
> The 1,052,084th digit of pi is 5.

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