Charles O. Hartman said:
> (My state: I've used computers for 30 years, but no Intel machines for
> 10 [so I don't know modern hardware & interfaces], and Linux never.)
Welcome!
> I'd like to install Linux (dip toe in water!) on an ancient Zeos machine
> (AMD 386DX, 6Mb RAM, 120Mb disk). However,
Kent West wrote:
> However, here's perhaps your best bet. Don't install Linux on an
> Intel box. Grab a copy of LinuxPPC or YellowDog Linux and install
> it on your Mac. I've even heard rumours of a Debian distro for
> Mac; hmm, think I'll go check on that now.
Yes: for the M68K series of Mac (pre
"Charles O. Hartman" wrote:
>
> (My state: I've used computers for 30 years, but no Intel machines for
> 10 [so I don't know modern hardware & interfaces], and Linux never.)
>
> I'd like to install Linux (dip toe in water!) on an ancient Zeos machine
> (AMD 386DX, 6Mb RAM, 120Mb disk). However, th
On Thu, Jan 13, 2000 at 09:15:15AM -0500, Charles O. Hartman wrote:
>
> I'd like to install Linux (dip toe in water!) on an ancient Zeos machine
> (AMD 386DX, 6Mb RAM, 120Mb disk). However, this machine has no CD drive,
> and no net connection yet.
>
> 1) Is it reasonable to try to install a begi
i think it would be worth while to ask a linux-ppc or mklinux mailing list
how they would make boot floppies from macos, im sure there is a way,
rawwrite for mac maybe? im not sure.
6MB of ram will be very tough to get linux installed on, running it won't
be too hard but actually installing it is
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