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Robert Billing (unclebob@tnglwood.demon.co.uk) wrote:
:  I would have thought (though I haven't tried it) that you could have
: installed a text-only linux easily in this machine, and had a proper

Nice idea... Good for a 386 - I managed to get linux working with just 2Mb
RAM, which was a feat in itself (a very bare kernel and a bit of patience
whilst booting) plus swapping. Worked okay with 4Mb...

: At a pinch (and it will swap like nobody's business), you could run X,
: possibly making it a bit smaller by installing the monochrome driver.

Oh dear, not a good idea, 8Mb+ is really what you need. (unless you're 
insane!). Try running X with only 2Mb! (did that - not a good idea - ran
out of swap, etc)


NCSA Telnet is a good choice - however make sure you get the latest version
as older ones are broken (unless you disable MTU discovery in the kernel).

Works fine on a 286-8Mhz with 1Mb Memory - I had  a packet driver for the
Parallel interface and NCSA on top. Cool.

David, still has a 386 with novell on it! Sometimes gets used for linux
out and about too!
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