sunshine_wonder wrote:
>
> It's not hard to find big chunky distributions on CD-ROM but how do I
> shoehorn Linux on to my laptop? Is a 600 meg hard drive big enough for
> the OS, a word processor, and a game or two? Will it run more slowly
> with Linux than it does with Dos 6.22? Is there some ki
Quoting Blu on Mon, Oct 18, 1999 at 09:22:25PM -0300:
> sunshine_wonder wrote:
>
> >
> > It's not hard to find big chunky distributions on CD-ROM but how do I
> > shoehorn Linux on to my laptop? Is a 600 meg hard drive big enough for
> > the OS, a word processor, and a game or two? Will it run mor
On Monday 18 October 1999, at 16 h 31, the keyboard of "Matthew Guenther"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> sure if it's possible to install on his computer (Zenith Z-Note L425). The
> biggest problem is that he is without a CD drive, and only has a very slow
> modem (9600 bps).
Use the serial port
Suggestions to both sunshine_wonder and Matthew Guenther:
I have run Debian on a Compaq Aero (ancient machine) with 16 meg Ram and
a 500 meg hard drive and a 486sx 16MHz processor for years now.
For installation my favourite option is plip + floppies. Much faster than the
serial
port and usually
"Matthew Guenther" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> [1 ]
> Hi,
>
> I have an friend who wants to ditch windows and put linux on his laptop. I
> already have Debian installed on my Dell and it works fine, however I'm not
> sure if it's possible to install on his computer (Zenith Z-Note L425). The
sunshine_wonder wrote:
>
> It's not hard to find big chunky distributions on CD-ROM but how do I
> shoehorn Linux on to my laptop? Is a 600 meg hard drive big enough for
> the OS, a word processor, and a game or two? Will it run more slowly
> with Linux than it does with Dos 6.22? Is there some ki
Quoting Blu on Mon, Oct 18, 1999 at 09:22:25PM -0300:
> sunshine_wonder wrote:
>
> >
> > It's not hard to find big chunky distributions on CD-ROM but how do I
> > shoehorn Linux on to my laptop? Is a 600 meg hard drive big enough for
> > the OS, a word processor, and a game or two? Will it run mor
On Monday 18 October 1999, at 16 h 31, the keyboard of "Matthew Guenther"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> sure if it's possible to install on his computer (Zenith Z-Note L425). The
> biggest problem is that he is without a CD drive, and only has a very slow
> modem (9600 bps).
Use the serial port
Suggestions to both sunshine_wonder and Matthew Guenther:
I have run Debian on a Compaq Aero (ancient machine) with 16 meg Ram and
a 500 meg hard drive and a 486sx 16MHz processor for years now.
For installation my favourite option is plip + floppies. Much faster than the
serial
port and usually
"Matthew Guenther" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> [1 ]
> Hi,
>
> I have an friend who wants to ditch windows and put linux on his laptop. I
> already have Debian installed on my Dell and it works fine, however I'm not
> sure if it's possible to install on his computer (Zenith Z-Note L425). The
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