Re: Linux distro for old laptop

From: Ayaz Ahmed Khan (resilient_at_myrealbox.com)
Date: 09/14/04

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    "Al A" typed:
    > Ayaz Ahmed Khan wrote:
    >>"m0f14@unb.ca" typed:
    >> 4-MB Laptop HOWTO
    >> How to put a "grown-up" Linux on a small-spec (4mb RAM, <=200mb
    >> hard disk) laptop.
    >> http://website.lineone.net/~brichardson/linux/4mb_laptops/
    >>
    >>A copy of the HOWTO is available in Slackware under
    >>
    >> /usr/doc/Linux-HOWTOs/4mb-Laptops
    >
    > This is exactly the sort of thing I have been looking for. I tried
    > the URL above and it appears to be dead. Where do I find:

    Google.com gives the following as the first result for "4-MB Laptop
    HOWTO"

    <http://website.lineone.net/~brichardson/linux/4mb_laptops/4mb_Laptops-1.html>

    It works at my end.

    > "/usr/doc/Linux-HOWTOs/4mb-Laptops"
    > that is referenced. I apologize if that is a dumb question. You are
    > dealing with a big-time newbie here. But I'm sure you know that!

    You'll need a running Slackware system, with the documentation
    installed, to access a local copy of the HOWTO in question, and the
    above path is where you'd find it. 

    -- 
Ayaz Ahmed Khan, <http://fast-ce.org/linux>
"Q: What does FAQ stand for?
 A: We are Frequently Asked this Questions, and thus far have no
    idea."
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