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 Posted: Wed Jul 05, 2006 10:01 am
Compaq Contura Laptop
Intel 80486 Processor @ 75Mhz.
16MB RAM
1MB Video RAM
Screen capable of 640 x 480 Resolution @ 16 (possibly 256) Colors.
600MB HDD. i may want to dual boot into Windows 2.1 or WindowsForWorkgroups 3.11. ^^
Also, No CD drive. only one 1.44MB Floppy.
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Posted: Wed Jul 05, 2006 8:47 pm
The floppy drive is the major bottleneck on that system.
I don't know of any modern distros that will install from a floppy, however, older versions of Red Hat work well that way.
There's several distros that fit on a floppy such as DSL or LRP. But I don't know any of them that have X11 and do VGA.
My personal suggestion is to go with a copy of Red Hat 5.1 or so (Manhattin I think) or possibly 5.2 (I forget if there was a 5.2). It should still be available via Red Hat's FTP server, and do what you requested, as well as provide for bootable floppy media. I know linux loves old hardware, but your biggest challenge is going to be getting linux onto that hardware :-/
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Posted: Thu Jul 06, 2006 1:01 pm
Better idea. find one on those specs, but i can accept CD install now that i figured out how to swap HDDs in laptops. (with ease, mind you.) XD
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Posted: Fri Jul 07, 2006 9:02 pm
I'd suggest Xubuntu, but even that might not support such old hardware.
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Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2006 4:45 pm
[N0M4D] I'd suggest Xubuntu, but even that might not support such old hardware. Nope. Damn Small Linux would run on it, But it would hit Virtual Memory pretty fast. but then again, that floppy drive is a pretty slim bottleneck. >_<
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Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2006 7:38 pm
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Posted: Wed Jul 12, 2006 7:16 am
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Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2006 6:59 pm
Yeah... so that's, what, a 16 bit system? I can't think of anything that runs on 16 bit systems. Menuet doesn't even run on a 16 bit system.
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Posted: Thu Jul 27, 2006 2:43 am
*sigh*
A 486 is a 32-bit system.
rolleyes
Slackware and DSL are about your only options. Most everyone else is now building their binaries involving some measure of instructions that a 486 has no idea what to do with and will just panic when it sees them.
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Posted: Sun Jul 30, 2006 11:58 am
evilDagmar *sigh* A 486 is a 32-bit system. rolleyes evilDagmar A 486 is a 32-bit system. If you get rid of the emotion it makes you seem like less of an a*****e.
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Posted: Thu Aug 24, 2006 5:32 pm
Dark_Stang evilDagmar *sigh* A 486 is a 32-bit system. rolleyes evilDagmar A 486 is a 32-bit system. If you get rid of the emotion it makes you seem like less of an a*****e. Dark_stang - How about trying to keep quiet if you have no ******** clue what you're talking about? Sound good? Great. Thanks. smile
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