[plug] mandrake-linux

[Mark J Gaynor]

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On 13/01/2005 at 2:29 AM Bob Linus wrote:

>A 486 is too old for a newbie to setup.  I don't think Mandrake has

I would agree with this. I don't think the hardware of that vintage
supported
booting from a cd for starters. You would need to make up two boot disks
to do the install. Mandrake 10.1 boot into the latest 2.6.x kernel which
may
not have support compiled for the 486 architecture. The 2.4.x should be OK.

>486 binaries, and the minimum ram specs would still at least be around
>64MB.  This is a job for a linux pro and/or someone to assist Mary

Perhaps a better idea would be to ask Mary what she intends to do with the
machine.

What operating system is the machine running now?
What purpose does the machine fulfill at present? 
Is it the only machine or a second one?
Is it going to be used for a Workstation, server or something else?

Once we know in which context the machine will used, a better
recommendation
can be made. Mary you may have to consider a newer machine.

There is always 'Computer Angles' that you could turn to for help.

One of the threads said you were in the country. Is this true? If you could
give a town/suburb there may be someone near that could help.

>with hardware of a newer model than a 486. :)  If the 486 has 64MB or
>more of RAM, I would be surprised.
>
>I think Microsoft ended support for 486 machines ages ago, so it's no
>big deal.

That is the Microsoft software model. Linux has a different approach.

Mark
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