I think it's a good idea but you might consider upgrading the laptop. I bought a 486sx 33Mhz for ~ $30US (200M HDD) a year ago and ran djgpp on it for a long time (I was on the road a lot). Eventually I installed a 16MB card, 2.1GB HDD, an ethernet card and linux and now it's my (test) LDAP Server.
I'm satisfied with it mostly because it's a laptop - that is, I can take it with me easily. While it's not the quickest machine around, it's still nice and I consider the $30 I spent on it (and the extras for upgrades) worth it. When I'm away from my main machines I'm able to code on it which is pretty nice. Elizabeth PS - the upgrades were via eBay. > > I have few question. Most of time I'm at college and twice a months > > I go home for a weekend. I dont have computer at home, and sometimes > > I need to continue at my work (coding and writing articles in VIM). > >=20 > > I'd like to buy some old notebook and install Debian on in. > > Right now I can buy i486 at 66Mhz, 8MB RAM, 500MB HDD > > for $10 US dolars. > >=20 > > Is it good idea to try install Debian on it? Is it possible with 8MB = > of > > RAM? > >=20 > > I need it just for VIM writting, man pages displaying, and Lynx = > offline > > browsing. > >=20 > > What could be the way to install Debian? I'm thinking that easist way > > is to connect notebook with my computer with parallel cable and > > install from internet. > >=20 > >=20 > > Or should I forget it and save $10? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
