Re: [PARPORT] which distro for an old i486 laptop

From: Rafael Diniz (rafael2k@terra.com.br)
Date: Mon Sep 17 2001 - 23:17:19 EDT

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    Slack 4.0 or 3.6 will work fast.

    bye
    Rafael Diniz

    Em 17 Sep 2001 14:52:32 -0400, Ashley Moore escreveu:
    > Hi,
    > I have an old Compaq Contura 468 laptop, 8 Mb Ram, 2
    > Gb Hdd, 1.44 floppy. I got an external CDROM
    > (Onspec26) and would like to install linux (via a
    > parport boot disk) and make it a bit produtive ;).
    >
    > I have 95 on it now, its a verrrry slow m/c for 95,
    > but i'm sure, a trimmed down custom kernel could be
    > just what is needed. and maybe even a light-weight
    > window manager on XFree86 v3.3 or v4. i don't really
    > know how i'm going to put it all together...
    >
    > I need a parport boot-disk. I have the Mandrake i486
    > CD with me now. but i could'nt find a suitable boot
    > disk for it. I also booted off another image i
    > downloaded - RH 6.1 parport boot disk. but i recd some
    > error about RH not being able to load on the h/w
    > Can some one point me to a good resource or even
    > suggestions are most welcome.
    >
    > Thanks in advance
    > Ashley Moore.
    >
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    > (604)-312-9647.
    >
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