What OS?

[compjake]

I'm currently using a Canon INNOVA BOOK 350CD (486 laptop)

Current Specs:



100 MHz Cyrix 5x86 socket 3 CPU

24Mb 72pin SODIMM

Chips & Technologies F65545 Rev. 2

Sound Blaster 16 or AWE-32/compatable

3.5" Floppy Drive (Removable)

8x CD-ROM Dive (Removable)

Intel 9600 Fax modem





I have 3 different hard drives for it, since I can only use 1 at time each drive has its own OS.



3.4 GB - Windows 98SE

1.0 GB - Windows NT 4.0 Server

125Mb - MS-DOS 6.22 & Windows 3.11



Since Windows NT 4.0 Server and Windows 98SE are basically the same (to me anyway) I would like to replace NT 4.0 with a version of Linux, but what version?



I would like a version that doesnt use a ton of HD space and will work pretty good, that means no 286 versions lol. (Or any version that's real old.)



Any suggestions?

 

[reece296]

Ubuntu Linux takes 128mb RAM
1.8GB of HDD space.

So unless you say good bye to 98 that is unpractical.

 

[lhuser]

He only has 24MB RAM.

Unless you want to run a text mode Linux,might as well not

 

[UK31337]

You might be able to run a minimal Slackware install on that heffer.

But what's the point? The thing's so old it's basically useless.

 

[dude_se]

put wid 95 on it if you can. my old pc has 98 se with 32mb ram is can be slow at times so 95 is bound to be perfect. i wouldnt put linux on unless theres a good one for a low spec machine like that

 

[compjake]

Yeah with my current amout of ram thats impossable.

I dont understand linux enough to use a text mode version

I might? I'm looking for a more defotane answer lol.

I'm already using Windows 98SE on one of the hard drives now so why would I want to use Windows 95 also? Thats what I was looking for but I dont want a version so old that there wont be much software for it.

 

[Natalya1]

compjake, reduce the amount of lines in your signature, your only allowed 5 lines

 

[compjake]

Ok, I'll do that.