Linux on a low-spec laptop

[Dallas Helquist]

Well..a year ago I broke out an old linux CD I have (Linux Developer's
Resource - by InfoMagic 1994), and put a slackware version on that worked.
I was working with a 386 sx 16, 80 mb HD and 4 mb ram.  Only had a floppy
and a serial port.  I got a base system up and then used NFS w/ the PPP link
over serial port to my other box to do the rest.  (kernel .99 something I
believe)

Now, in todays world..I would use a distro like Debian.  You don't get the
default bloat of redhat etc.  The last Debian install I did (w/o X) was
under 150mb, and I know I could have gotten smaller without much trouble.

-dallas



----- Original Message -----
From: "J" <eroger@mindspring.com>
To: "PLUG" <plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us>
Sent: Wednesday, August 21, 2002 12:32 AM
Subject: Linux on a low-spec laptop


> Does anybody know of a small-ish linux for a 486/50mhz laptop /w 8mb ram
and
> a ~320mb hard drive?
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