X terminal distributions?
Leo Mauler
webgiant at yahoo.com
Thu Dec 2 09:53:28 CST 2004
I just wanted to mention that a lot of older CDROM
drives don't like miniCDs and business card sized CDs
(or at least don't seem to boot from them). So even
though DamnSmallLinux does fit on a miniCD, go ahead
and burn it on a full-sized CD for those older laptops
that still have CDs.
--- Brian Kelsay <Brian.Kelsay at kcc.usda.gov> wrote:
> If they have CD drives and enough ram, you could
> run a LiveCD. For older hardware, try DamnSmall
> Linux, as previously mentioned here. It even has
> a lot of cool, small programs.
> http://www.damnsmalllinux.org/ DamnSmall
> Brian Kelsay
>
> >>> Duane Attaway <> 12/02/04 05:47AM >>>
> I have several old laptops that could live a good
> life of xterminals.
> Unfortunately, some don't have hard drives, most
> have memory less than
> 64MB, and one is a 486 with 4MB. All can use a
> pcmcia ethernet card.
>
> What do most people do with these? Are there
> distributions catering to
> these or do I have to build them myself?
>
> I'd hate throw them away. They use so little power,
> have well designed
> hardware, and look nice.
>
>
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