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 Message 7341 
 Maurice Kinal to Sergey Sapronov 
 Linux for old computer (very) 
 10 Nov 21 09:02:51 
 
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Hey Sergey!

 SS> There is a laptop, ancient. It only has 128MB of RAM (and a 40GB
 SS> IDE drive!). What Linux can I install on it?

Have a look at some of the older slackwares at ftp://mirror.cscl
b.uwaterloo.ca/slackware/slackware-iso/ as they have versions nobody else has,
not even slackware.  Offhand I'd guess something like slackware-10.0 or
thereabouts should work.

 SS> I want to deploy FTN software on it, and a website (with a load
 SS> of about zero). Is it even possible?

Yes.  How much do you know about installing linux distributions?  Also does
the laptop have a bootable CD-ROM?  That will make a HUGE difference.

Life is good,
Maurice

... Ne mæg werig mod wyrde wiðstondan, ne se hreo hyge helpe gefremman.
    A weary mind cannot withstand fate, nor a sad heart offer help.
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