RE: [PLUG] mini Linux

["ChrisB." <chris@chrisbovasso.com>]

I assumed he meant he had a 486 or less with a 64MB HDD. I think linux will
run nicely on any Pentium class computer. I have 3 166MHz, 32MB, 2GB
computers happily running slackware 8.1 one as a pgp server, one with LAMP
and the other as my firewall.

I think that is the beauty of linux. I can install and use software and
build my skill set for work at home with a minimal investment. If not for
linux and all the OSS I would not have the opportunity to delve so deeply
into the inner-workings of a unix-like architecture.

Here's to Linus and the gang!





-----Original Message-----
From: plug-bounces@lists.phillylinux.org
[mailto:plug-bounces@lists.phillylinux.org] On Behalf Of Douglas Lentz
Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2005 4:34 PM
To: Philadelphia Linux User's Group Discussion List
Subject: Re: [PLUG] mini Linux

rekaye1005@earthlink.net wrote:

> I am looking for suggestions...
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> I have a old IBM PC, 64Mb ram.
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> Being frugal, and trying to squeeze the last bit of functionality out 
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> does anyone have a suggestion for a (mini?) version of Linux that would
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> I would set it up as an ISP dialup device, with a basic firewall using 
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> Would it be asking too much to have a tiny little gui?
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> Thanks in advance.
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> Ron Kaye
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Re: a little GUI

I've got an old Packard-Bell, 200Mz, 64 Mb RAM, 3.2 gig drive. It's 
running Red Hat 9 with the TWM window manager instead of that Gnome 
thing. I don't use it that much, but it doesn't seem slow to me.

Relevant URL is ttp://www.plig.org/xwinman/vtwm.html

Good luck!

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