[aclug-L] Re: Linux on Laptop

[Nathaniel Reynolds <k_vortex@xxxxxxxxx>]

There is a small distro called "Pygmy" that installs
on a dos partition and coexists with Windows.  It
won't do X, but may do some other things that you
desire.  To find it go to 

http://pygmy.penguin.cz

Good luck.

Nate Reynolds

--- "Cavgalar, Alexandros (Alex)"
<cavgalar@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> I found laptop from a garage sale for $2.50. The
> brand is GRID. It's running
> on Windows 3.1 and a 14.4K modem, 200 MB HDD space.
> 
> I want to install Linux on this poppy. I do not care
> for GUI interface. I am
> planning to use this for simple C and Assembly
> programming. Maybe every once
> in a while to connect to the internet to download
> necessary small
> programming files. Since I never configured Linux on
> a desktop, I am
> concerned about the driver issues. After all, I
> never heard of the brand. 
> 
> Can anyone give me some guidance?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Alexandros Cavgalar
> Component Engineer
> Lucent Technologies
> 8200 E. 34th Circle N  Bldg. 1400
> Wichita, KS 67226-1349
> 316 636 4836
> cavgalar@xxxxxxxxxx
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