--- Elizabeth Barham <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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.
Hearthstone: Where does one get laptops as cheap as that? ($10.-??, $30.-?). Thnx, H.S. > > > > 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] > ===== A penny more. Should we, the people, be sincere about wanting a real peace on Earth, we would spend at least a penny more on active promotion of peace, than what we spend on the military. Anon. Modelling the Future http://homepages.about.com/hearthstone/ecosuscom.html __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - online filing with TurboTax http://taxes.yahoo.com/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
