Subj : Linux for old computer (very)
To   : Sergey Sapronov
From : Maurice Kinal
Date : Wed Nov 10 2021 09:02 am

Hey Sergey!

SS> There is a laptop, ancient. It only has 128MB of RAM (and a 40GB
SS> IDE drive!). What Linux can I install on it?

Have a look at some of the older slackwares at ftp://mirror.csclub.uwaterloo.ca/slackware/slackware-iso/ as they have versions nobody else has, not even slackware.  Offhand I'd guess something like slackware-10.0 or thereabouts should work.

SS> I want to deploy FTN software on it, and a website (with a load
SS> of about zero). Is it even possible?

Yes.  How much do you know about installing linux distributions?  Also does the laptop have a bootable CD-ROM?  That will make a HUGE difference.

Life is good,
Maurice

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