Re: Linux on an old machine

2004-11-23 Thread Andrea Vettorello
On Wed, 24 Nov 2004 09:43:34 +1300, Steven Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > A useful X ie gnome or kde with say a web browser like mozilla, this URL is > redhat 6.0 which is not even supported any more! > > To run say a rh 9 or fedora desktop, ie something reasonably useful, a > semi-powerful

RE: Linux on an old machine

2004-11-23 Thread Steven Jones
the gui mode is 800x600. regards Thing -Original Message- From: Andrea Vettorello [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, 24 November 2004 9:35 a.m. To: debian-user Subject: Re: Linux on an old machine On Wed, 24 Nov 2004 08:30:33 +1300, Steven Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Re: Linux on an old machine

2004-11-23 Thread Andrea Vettorello
On Wed, 24 Nov 2004 08:30:33 +1300, Steven Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Debian used to do a minimum spec install at 6meg of ram, this used to need > "special floppies" I do not know if it is still available as it was 4 or 5 > years ago. > > With this spec machine you are planning to run in

RE: Linux on an old machine

2004-11-23 Thread Olav
Op wo, 24-11-2004 te 08:30 +1300, schreef Steven Jones: > Debian used to do a minimum spec install at 6meg of ram, this used to > need "special floppies" I do not know if it is still available as it > was 4 or 5 years ago. > > With this spec machine you are planning to run in command line mode >

Re: Linux on an old machine

2004-11-23 Thread Andrea Vettorello
On Tue, 23 Nov 2004 11:20:23 -0800, Curtis Vaughan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Ok, I want to put a linux distro on an old handheld pc. Here are it > specs. Most distros, however, don't seem to like the lack of RAM. > > TOSHIBA LIBRETTO 50CT > PROCESSOR Intel Pentiumï 75 Mhz > 16Mbit EDO DRAM > >

RE: Linux on an old machine

2004-11-23 Thread Steven Jones
Debian used to do a minimum spec install at 6meg of ram, this used to need "special floppies" I do not know if it is still available as it was 4 or 5 years ago. With this spec machine you are planning to run in command line mode only? if you expect a gui, forget this hardware IMHO. If it is for