Re: mini distros for old-but-not-dead PCs

From: Richard Stonehouse (richard_at_stonehouse.invalid)
Date: 10/05/03 

Date: Sun, 5 Oct 2003 00:36:11 +0100

The message <pan.2003.10.04.21.20.35.958893@hotmail.com>
from Matt Ng <bgc_fan@hotmail.com> contains these words:

> But I'd suggest Vector Linux. Although I haven't used it yet, I was
> considering using it if I was going to resurrect my old pentium boxes.
> The URL is: http://www.vectorlinux.com/

I'd second that. I've got Vector Linux 3.2 running on a 486 DX/33 box
with ISA bus, 16MB memory and about 1GB available disc space. In command
line mode it's fine.

You can instal X, either version 3.3.6 or 4.2.1. Both work on this
configuration. X 3.3.6 with 12MB memory (reduced to work round a driver
problem) or X 4.2.1 with 16MB memory are about equally slow and not
really usable, if your ambitions extend to more than text editing.
However, with just a spot more memory and a PCI bus I'd guess it would
be quite practical. 

-- 
    Richard Stonehouse
    (real e-mail: Richard at R Stonehouse dot Co dot UK)

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