john gennard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I have a 56K modem and have to pay line charges. Whilst I don't > mind spending a reasonable time downloading, I've no wish > to be on line for many hours ( the tarball of a kernel takes 70 - 80 > minutes which is quite acceptable). > > Would someone kindly suggest what options are open to me > and which might be expedient. I have a stand-alone box with basic > hardware - 500MHz CPU, ide drives, cdrom, floppy, sound and > graphics cards and modem. Thanks, John.
My suggestion would be to not bother upgrading unless your current setup is lacking something you need. Unix has been around for 30 years, it's not changing *that* fast.. My impression is that many people upgrade for the sake of upgrading, and because it forces them to upgrade other things, thus providing an endless source of material for procrastination. Or maybe I'm just projecting. -chris
