On Mon, Oct 08, 2001 at 12:17:05AM -0700, Mr. Jan Hearthstone wrote: > Dear folks, > is there any way I can put Debian (or if Debian not > possible - any Linux) on Toshiba T3100e/40? The BIOS > says there is 20MB on the HD, and is asking for a > "system disk" that I know nothing of. > I want to use the Toshiba for writing papers only, - > no Internet, or anything complicated. What > wordprocessor would be the best? > Thanks, Hearthstone. > > ===== > > Modelling the Future > http://homepages.about.com/hearthstone/ecosusworld.html > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > NEW from Yahoo! GeoCities - quick and easy web site hosting, just $8.95/month. > http://geocities.yahoo.com/ps/info1 > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Dear Jan, If there is really only 20 MB on the HD, you can install only minimal system, no network support... I am not sure of the GUI there would have to be a few very light window managers out there... My guess is that you have no system on that laptop so the computer is looking for something to boot from... try putting debian boot floppy in, or CD and see what happens.... WordProcessors... Without upgrading hard drive to allow for GUI to run, you would be limited to command-line interface, so you would be talking of text editor rather than wordprocessor (WordPerfect installer takes 20MB I think, StarOffice takes even more... and fo AbiWord you would need a graphical desktop... I am not aware of wordprocessor as such in command-line interface... vim, vi, emacs are all referred to as text editors Debian will work with a few tradeoffs... I suggest upgrading a hard drive... unless you don't need all the different fonts, etc... Take care, Davor
