It will difenetly run Linux without a problem. I currently have Linux on a 100 MHz machine with 16 mb of ram, and a 850 mb hd, and it runs linux just fine. Greg On Thu, Jan 03, 2002 at 10:35:20AM -0600, BTBG wrote: > Hi listers, > I've been on the list before but it's been a couple years probably. > > I have an old Packard Bell box. I no longer have the recovery CD and am > having trouble finding a replacement. It has been a good door stop and dust > collector but now I've been wondering about running linux on it. > > Sorry, I don't have the model number handy. It has a AMD K6 with about > 366Mhz. 64 MB RAM. 6GB hard drive. Don't know if the riptide sound > card/modem still work. I have a DoubleTalk I can put into it. > > Will it handle linux? I have a box set of RedHat 6.1 that includes boot > floppy and manuals. I have moved a couple times since I bought it and will > have to dig through some boxes to see if I can find the RedHat disks and > stuff. My son is using the computer up in his room at the moment just for > playing a couple old games. > > Any better, quicker, or easier ways to get the Packard Bell loaded with > linux? I need to have it talk to me. > > from > Keith H. > card > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
