[Leaplist] Fwd: Finding a OS

[Richard F. Ostrow Jr.]

You want an install that doesn't use a GUI in that case. That means
debian, possibly FC (though last time I tried FC on a machine with 64M RAM
with a text install, it took 30-45 seconds to arrow between every option
in the same menu on all menus... eventually finished (successfully) and
ran without issues once installed, but a royal pain in the rear until then
(also note that this was the last (and only) time I tried Fedora)).
Mandrake (now mandriva) was in the same category, with the same result.
Slackware would probably be a good choice. Gentoo is possible, but it
would take a long time to compile anything, possibly longer than
installing RH or mandriva.

One last note - the use of thumb drives will likely be unstable with
USB-1.1 only. It will try its best, but I wouldn't guarantee it would
work... I base this on an attempt to use a DVD burner on USB-1.1, which
would try valiantly, but only produce a partially readable disk. This is
actually more likely a problem with optical media than flash media, but
I'd still be wary.

The disk space would work for nearly any distro - just don't go out and
install everything under the sun :).
On Wed, September 2, 2009 7:34 am, Aaron Morrison wrote:
> Forwarding to the general list for suggestions...  Note that he's
> probably not a member of the list, so check to be sure that he's copied.
>
> Brizzell, you should consider joining the LEAP mailing list as that is
> where our knowledge base exists.
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> http://leap-cf.org/mailinglist.php3
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> Aaron M
> LEAP President
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>> From: "BriZZell ,The" <brizzellthe at yahoo.com>
>> Date: September 1, 2009 19:13:16 EDT
>> To: president at leap-cf.org, webmaster at lugatucf.org, info at mlinux.org
>> Subject: Finding a OS
>>
>> Hi everyone and thanks in adviance for your help:
>>
>> Need help with my choise and instalasation - here's the info:
>>
>>
>> I am on a new Vista laptop (for downloading and burning CDs only) -
>> it is not my pc so it will be staying a Vista pc.  I use the Vista
>> only for the net.
>>
>>
>> I have a old Compaq Presareo (the laptop in question) I want it
>> running for school, entertanment, and business.
>>
>>
>> It runs win98se and has a AMD 3D proc. (speed unknown), about 10GB
>> Hard Drive, and (hope your sitting down) 60MB of Memory.  It has a
>> CD-ROM player, a 3 1/2 Flopy, and a USB-1 port. I wont be going
>> online with this PC.
>>
>>
>> I want to share data threw USB Mini-SD Thum Drives so I'll need a
>> driver (right?), I want a word proceser (suprize), Calculaters, CNC
>> controlers, CAD, and some games to distract when nesisary.
>>
>>
>> Im having problems with loading Puppy and that ubuntu.  What is the
>> right OS and I need that thum driver.?
>>
>> Ok I think that covers it.
>>
>> BriZZell BriZZellThe at yahoo.com
>>
>>
>>
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