Jerry,
> A) First I'd like to know of some of the more_Linux_friendly
> motherboards and how much memory is needed for an optimum system?
Hummm . . . this depends on what you plan to run on the computer. If
your computer is going to be a workstation running StarOffice, Netscape,
Xmail, etc. then the following would be sufficient:
Celeron 500 or Pentium 500 with 66 or 100 Mhz Bus
128 MB 100Mhz SDRAM
4 - 10 GB EIDE Hard Drive
CD-ROM, DVD, or CD-RW Drive
3.5" Distette Drive
for some more information on inexpensive Linux PCs, to go:
http://www.buyunixpc.com/
http://www.jemcomp.com/
> B) Second I was wondering if a 386DX25 with a 340 meg hard drive and
> 32 meg of memory is a fast enough machine to use for a firewall and
> print server? I intend to network all my older machines and since
> the old 386 is still working ...
Firewall, yes. Print server, not recommended. A firewall, given it's
job, should not be used for anything else.
> C) Third if I use the 386 should I get an older version of RH or use
> the 6.2 that I have now?
Why? Is there something not supported on your old 386? I would suggest
that you load the kernel sources and recompile to take advantage of the
older hardware but other than that, it should run without a problem
given standard, if old, hardware. I hope! ;->
Enjoy! :-)
Paul
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