Re: Which Linux OS should I install

From: ray (ray_at_zianet.com)
Date: 05/18/05


Date: Tue, 17 May 2005 22:19:04 -0600

On Wed, 18 May 2005 01:15:34 +0000, solrpwr wrote:

> I am very very new to Linux. I have a very old laptop that I am
> experimenting with. I am trying to run it as an image viewer. Something that
> will scroll pictures from a directory. So I thought here would be a perfect
> time to play with Linux. I've gone to a Linux distros site, but there are so
> many. I searched for a minimalist Linux version and burned a couple iso's,
> but I couldn't get any of them to work.
>
> Can any of you recommend a version that would do what I want it to do? My
> skill level is quite amateurish.
>
> Thanks
> Jeff
>
> P.S. I formatted the drive so there is currently no OS. It also has very
> little physical RAM. (16 megs???) It also only has like 1.6 gig hardrive.
> ;)

That ain't old - I got an old laptop. A Zenith with 640 kb memory and two
floppy disks - no hard drive.



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