[wellylug] Linux on Antique Boxen

[Centurion Computer Technology Limited]

On Mon, 2002-11-25 at 23:10, Rob Giltrap - Ubiety Group wrote:
> By building it 'From Scratch' http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/
> 
> Used IceWM, Netscape communicator 4.72, Abiword, Gnumeric and it fitted 
> snuggly as there was absolutely no rubbish in there apart from what we 
> wanted.
> 

Sounds very much like the way I would have done it, (had I had the
time).


> Rob./
> 
> 
> Centurion Computer Technology Limited wrote:
> 
> >On Mon, 2002-11-25 at 22:58, Rob Giltrap - Ubiety Group wrote:
> >  
> >
> >>With the help of Fletch working on the 2020 Trust machine following 
> >>'Linux From Scratch' he built a damn fine solution that worked extremely 
> >>well with 64Mb and even managed to squeeze in Abiword and Gnumeric 
> >>without having to do any real swapping. Unfortunately the HDD died right 
> >>at the last minute. Never the less it was quite a nice setup on a 
> >>P100/64MB and I was very impressed.
> >>
> >>Rob.
> >>
> >>
> >>    
> >>
> >How did he get it down in size?
> > 
> >  
> >
> >>Richard Hector wrote:
> >>
> >>    
> >>
> >>>On Mon, 2002-11-25 at 02:49, David McNab wrote:
> >>>
> >>> 
> >>>
> >>>      
> >>>
> >>>>Bottom line of all this?
> >>>>
> >>>>64MB is a bare minimum for a usable system.
> >>>>Anything less feels like root canal therapy during a hangover with no
> >>>>anaesthetic.
> >>>>   
> >>>>
> >>>>        
> >>>>
> >>>That sounds like a challenge :-)
> >>>
> >>>How about an evening where we bring along the most minimal system
> >>>(hardware wise) we can, with as much functionality as possible?
> >>>
> >>>Richard
> >>>(time to rebuild that old 386 ...)
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
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