On Tue, 2004-04-27 at 08:33, duncan brown wrote: > Fuzzy, > you definitely need to get more ram for these machines, 64 is usable, but > they're going to be nearly unusable. i recommend putting an additional > 128mb module into these machines to bring them up to 192 (or more) or > they're going to be constantly going into the swap file and making the > machine nearly useless (and drastically shortening the lifespan of your > hard drives) you should be able to pick them up for 10 to 15 pounds at a > second-hand computer store (estimated given the exchange rate from us to > uk, the dollar shall rise again! =]) > > chances are that these machines can only handle 128mb sticks, so avoid > anything larger unless you KNOW it'll work. > > -d > > michael furse said: > > We have upgraded our hardware. I am endeavouring to recycle all of our > > old workstations (500 Mhz Celerons with 64mb RAM) in order to offer > > them to colleagues at no cost. Those remaining (and there should be a > > few) are due to be given to a local state infants school. I wish to > > install Linux and other open-source software on these machines, and > > ideally to remove the existing W98 installation and accompanying files. > > I have downloaded Linux 9 from Fedora but my attempts to get it running > > have so far been a spectacular failure. Any constructive advice, > > preferably based on previous experience, would be much appreciated. > > > > Fuzzy > > > > > > > > -- > > fedora-list mailing list > > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > To unsubscribe: http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > > > -+(duncan brown > -+(duncanbrown@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > -+(http://www.linuxadvocate.net > > () ascii ribbon campaign - against html e-mail > /\ - against microsoft attachments > > Blessed is the man who, having nothing to say, abstains from giving wordy > evidence of the fact. > -- George Eliot He said he had extras -- scavenge -- -- jludwig <wralphie@xxxxxxxxxxx>
