[ale] open source solutions for Win 98 on an old laptop

[Jim Kinney]

Good ol' slackware still has the ability to boot and install from a floppy
drive. Get version latest and make a floppy set following the instructions
in the README in the rootdisks directory of the DVD. You can install as much
or as little as you like. An external USB CD may be a good choice for full
install from a boot floppy.

A tiny kernel image with networking and a NFS mounted / from a server would
make that feeble thing a thin client but you'll need a pccard NIC.

In all honesty, the laptop should be sold on Ebay for parts. You might be
able to get a working NIC using the USB socket but given the age, the
battery is probably nearly useless.

Hmm. Found this: http://www.pcdoc.bz/service/toshiba_notebook_drivers.htm
The $20 CD is about what the laptop will bring on ebay...

On Thu, Jul 17, 2008 at 9:42 AM, Daniel Howard <dhhoward at comcast.net> wrote:

> Geoffrey wrote:
> >> With 80 MB RAM and only 1 GB HDD, any other suggestions of Linux
> >> versions to try on it?
> >
> > Slack.  Slackware has never failed me when loading it on low end
> hardware.
>
> What browser/word processor/spreadsheet would be used in Slackware?
> Given no CDROM and no bootable USB support, can I start the Slackware
> install from a floppy?
>
>  > Security wise, you're screwed with win98, it's no longer supported by
> > Microsoft (July 2006).  I would expect that if you stick that puppy on
> > the internet, it will get infected and/or cracked.
> >
>
> Yah, I put Avast and Opera on it and it does browse the web just fine,
> but I'm sure it's only a matter of time...
>
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> Georgia Open Source Education Foundation
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