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Article #833Re: Which one!?!?
From: amullen
Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2001 05:27
Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2001 05:27
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Most of the Linux distros will run on computers dating back to the 386 since the Intel ASM instruction set is backwards compatibile back to the 386. Thos distros include, RedHat, Slackware, Debian... Even FreeBSD! Cheers, DigiA On Thu, 24 May 2001 17:16:23 +0800, "P1mp" <P1mpEnterprises@hotmail.com> wrote: >I have been reading a few article about version of linux that could run on >systems as slow as a 486.....but these article neglected to specify which >versions these were......all i know is that they are non graphical and have >to run without the mouse.....any suggestions would be appreciated > >-- >PGP-Fingerprint: >1B0E 172C 0213 9112 DD5D 5C03 F6F4 55F6 5B09 A1AA > >
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