I have an old compaq 286 with only a floppy drive. I want to use it to connect via a wireless PC Card to my network and then using gotomypc.com or letmein.com.
So If I install a OS like DSL (Damn Small Linux) or Pocket Linux or something else that I can install from a floppy (suggestions on what OS to use would be appreciated) will I be able to run a browser and other apps or will I just have a command line.
In short is thier a OS that I can install from a floppy on a 286 machine that gives me more than a command line interface and has a browser and other usefull graphical apps?
2006-07-04 11:46:30 · 3 answers · asked by T2427537 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Software
dsl and puppy come with modern kernels that don't support 286 anymore. IIRC, 486 and above are well supported but for a 286 you will have to find a good old kernel... maybe 2.2ish or something and an X compatible with them. Then you can have a X and a browser in it. Try Slackware 5 or something?
Also you might find a text based browser like elinks or lynx better than a graphical one on that machine.
Edit: You are gonna love this! Linux customized for 286 laptops! http://tuxmobil.org/286_mobile.html God I love open source! :) DO tell us how you fare. I will watch your question. Please put your experience in as additionalinfo or something!
2006-07-10 06:00:32 · answer #1 · answered by justforjest 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just in the event that someone else is trying to do this, Linux never supported anything lower than a 386 processor. However there is a subset of Lionux called ELKS.
http://elks.sourceforge.net/
Just be aware that it isn't actively developed and is not exactly ready for prime time. Also you need a Linux system in order to compile everything to get it working.
2014-06-24 02:19:20 · answer #2 · answered by EUhill 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes. just download it
2006-07-04 19:05:01 · answer #3 · answered by kleighw@sbcglobal.net 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋