[Cialug] [cialug]small linux

Mon, 3 Jan 2005 14:33:48 -0600

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Nope, but I feel your pain.  I have a duel 250Mhz box as a file/print/CVS
server at home.  Compiling a new kernel or a new Gcc is painful.

What about trying a knoppix?

-----Original Message-----
From: Nathan C. Smith [mailto:smith@ipmvs.com]
Sent: Monday, January 03, 2005 2:32 PM
To: 'cialug@cialug.org'
Subject: RE: [Cialug] [cialug]small linux

Were you there when the brain trust tried to install it on my laptop (333
Mhz)?  We did pretty well but we all ran out of patience waiting for it to
emerge something.

It is shiny and sparkly.  oooh.  ;-)

-Nate

-----Original Message-----
From: Korver, Aaron [mailto:Aaron.Korver@Fiserv.com] 
Sent: Monday, January 03, 2005 2:15 PM
To: 'cialug@cialug.org'
Subject: RE: [Cialug] [cialug]small linux

awww...no love for Gentoo?  Gentoo still loves you....:-) 

> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Nathan C. Smith [ mailto:smith@ipmvs.com <mailto:smith@ipmvs.com> ] 
> Sent: Monday, January 03, 2005 2:15 PM 
> To: 'cialug@cialug.org' 
> Subject: RE: [Cialug] [cialug]small linux 
> 
> 
> I can't believe I am suggesting it, but Gentoo is supposed to 
> be able to run 
> on older hardware. (shiver) 
> 
> You can even recompile the whole distribution to match your 
> hardware.  ;-) 
> May take a week or longer on a p75 though. 
> 
> -Nate 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Dan Hockey [ mailto:icepuck1701@mchsi.com
<mailto:icepuck1701@mchsi.com> ] 
> Sent: Friday, December 31, 2004 3:26 PM 
> To: cialug@cialug.org 
> Subject: [Cialug] [cialug]small linux 
> 
> 
> 
> does anyone know of a linux distro that will run on a old 
> computer? its 
> a p75 40mb ram and 6gb hdd. i've tried debian 3r2 but keep messing up 
> things when installing X. 
> -dh 
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<DIV>Nope, 
but I feel your pain.&nbsp; I have a duel 250Mhz box as a file/print/CVS server 
at home.&nbsp; Compiling a new kernel or a new Gcc is 
painful.</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>What 
about trying a knoppix?</DIV>
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 <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left>-----Original Message----- From: Nathan C. Smith 
 [mailto:smith@ipmvs.com] Sent: Monday, January 03, 2005 2:32 
 PM To: 'cialug@cialug.org' Subject: RE: [Cialug] 
 [cialug]small linux </DIV>
 <DIV>Were 
 you there when the brain trust tried to install it on my laptop (333 
 Mhz)?&nbsp; We did pretty well but we all ran out of patience waiting for it 
 to emerge something.</DIV>
 <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
 <DIV>It 
 is shiny and sparkly.&nbsp; oooh.&nbsp; ;-)</DIV>
 <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
 <DIV>-Nate</DIV>
 <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
 <DIV></DIV>
 <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=en-us dir=ltr align=left>-----Original Message----- From: Korver, Aaron 
 [mailto:Aaron.Korver@Fiserv.com] Sent: Monday, January 03, 2005 
 2:15 PM To: 'cialug@cialug.org' Subject: RE: [Cialug] 
 [cialug]small linux </DIV>
 awww...no love for Gentoo?&nbsp; Gentoo still loves 
 you....:-) 
 &gt; -----Original Message----- &gt; 
 From: Nathan C. Smith [<A 
 href="mailto:smith@ipmvs.com">mailto:smith@ipmvs.com</A>] &gt; Sent: Monday, January 03, 2005 2:15 PM &gt; To: 'cialug@cialug.org' &gt; Subject: RE: 
 [Cialug] [cialug]small linux &gt; &gt; &gt; I can't believe I am suggesting it, 
 but Gentoo is supposed to &gt; be able to run 
 &gt; on older hardware. (shiver) &gt; 
 &gt; You can even recompile the whole distribution to 
 match your &gt; hardware.&nbsp; ;-) &gt; May take a week or longer on a p75 though. &gt; &gt; -Nate &gt; 
 &gt; &gt; -----Original 
 Message----- &gt; From: Dan Hockey [<A 
 href="mailto:icepuck1701@mchsi.com">mailto:icepuck1701@mchsi.com</A>] 
 &gt; Sent: Friday, December 31, 2004 3:26 PM 
 &gt; To: cialug@cialug.org &gt; 
 Subject: [Cialug] [cialug]small linux &gt; 
 &gt; &gt; &gt; does anyone know of a linux distro that will run on a old 
 &gt; computer? its &gt; a p75 
 40mb ram and 6gb hdd. i've tried debian 3r2 but keep messing up 
 &gt; things when installing X. &gt; -dh &gt; 
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