[plug] mandrake-linux

[Joel Johnson]

bob wrote:
> On Wed, 12 Jan 2005 07:24 pm, mary welch wrote:
> 
>>download cd's for i486.
> 
> 
> Hi Mary, 
> 
> I'm sorry but I don't believe Mandrake support 486 hardware in the current 
> series of releases (if they ever did it was a while ago). You may have to 
> either re think the disto you want to use or find some newer hardware to 
> use.
> 
> Slackware or debian spring to mind as distros you could use with the current 
> hardware - neither of which have a "new user" friendly reputation.
> 
> A bit of a catch 22.
> 
There's always Damn Small Linux 
(http://www.damnsmalllinux.org/index.html) - it's a Live CD that can be 
installed to a hard disk.

It's a chopped down Knoppix - Live CD is only 50Mb.

And apparently it's been run successfully on a 486 - 
http://www.damnsmalllinux.org/486.html
<quote>
We successfully used a machine- a 486SX33 16Mb ram to surf the web and 
send email. Even used it as a remote station to edit pictures using the 
GIMP over a broadband link. Not exactly fast, but can be done. Takes 
10-15 seconds to render news.bbc.co.uk.
</quote>

Joel