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a tricky question
does anyone know of a good stable OS for an old 486 with 16 meg ram? i was thinking of a 3.11 server but im not sure if that will work with my network
and most of all can it be downloaded off the net? coz i doubt theyd be selling software from the 486 era
thanx
a tricky question
does anyone know of a good stable OS for an old 486 with 16 meg ram? i was thinking of a 3.11 server but im not sure if that will work with my network
and most of all can it be downloaded off the net? coz i doubt theyd be selling software from the 486 era
thanx
i think your best bet would be a linux server and only install the console. dunno what linux ver cos i know next to nothing on linux
i think your best bet would be a linux server and only install the console. dunno what linux ver cos i know next to nothing on linux
if u have big disk,u can try linux.
but i think the 486,16M memory so slowly run as a server
if u have big disk,u can try linux.
but i think the 486,16M memory so slowly run as a server
You might try one of the various Linux distros, FreeBSD, or UNIX. Most of these OSs run fine on 486 machines.
FreeBSD: http://www.freebsd.org/
Unix.com forums. This site is packed with useful information on UNIX
http://www.unix.com/index.php?s=
I hope this helps a bit. ;)
<edit>If I sound redundant it is because I started this post when the phone rang :rolleyes: oh well... I hope these links help anyway</edit>
You might try one of the various Linux distros, FreeBSD, or UNIX. Most of these OSs run fine on 486 machines.
FreeBSD: http://www.freebsd.org/
Unix.com forums. This site is packed with useful information on UNIX
http://www.unix.com/index.php?s=
I hope this helps a bit. ;)
<edit>If I sound redundant it is because I started this post when the phone rang :rolleyes: oh well... I hope these links help anyway</edit>
ive got a 166, with 32 mb of ram that i want to network with my other 2 pc's and use that as a gateway kinda thing...orginally i wanted to install freebsd but i couldnt get the desktop to load right (i think i know how to get it to run now but i installed 2k on it)
but what i want to know is will it run a desktop ok? as i dont have the first clue how to use the cli bit
ive got a 166, with 32 mb of ram that i want to network with my other 2 pc's and use that as a gateway kinda thing...orginally i wanted to install freebsd but i couldnt get the desktop to load right (i think i know how to get it to run now but i installed 2k on it)
but what i want to know is will it run a desktop ok? as i dont have the first clue how to use the cli bit