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Whats this Lie-nix Thing? ![]() Group: Members Posts: 1 Joined: 12-October 02 Member No.: 52 ![]() |
Well just like the description. I reciently bought 4 identical 90mhz pentium workstations. I am a complete Linux noob, but I dont even want to fool with windows on these machines. The fist task is to get Linux installed on one of them them. Then I want to try to network and run them as servers. I know this sounds crazy but I want my $20 worth.
Here is the known hardware specs. Processor: socket 4 - thats all I know. Hard drive: tiny CD ROM: yes Floppy: 1.44 Video: ??? old Sound: ??? old mobo: ??? old Would it be possable to run Linux off the CD ROM, I wouldn't be suprised if a cd would hold more than the HD? Any ideas on what I could use these computers for anyway. Thanks ![]() |
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![]() LinuxHelp Admin ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Admin Posts: 1,096 Joined: 18-September 02 Member No.: 1 ![]() |
Hello,
Sorry for the late reply, I've been really busy lately. I don't think it would be possible to run the distribution off the cd however there are a number of linux distributions out there that are designed to have small footprints and install on old machines/routers/firewalls/appliances. I hate pointing people to our "competition" however until our distributions page is up to par, have a look at http://www.linux.org/dist/index.html and select "Minimalist" as the "Category" Any number of those should install on a small machine. Those computers make good firewall machines. Hope this helps. |
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