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Date: Sat, 11 Oct 1997 14:40:25 +0100
From: Mark <mark.wild@cableinet.co.uk>
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Subject: Advice on linux for an u/g A310
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Hello,
I want to install linux on my old A310 and would appreciate a little
advice. It has a 36Mhz arm 3 upgrade and 4meg of ram. I've also got
an ICS IDE interface with an 80meg drive spare. Which kernel should
I use for this setup? and is 80meg enough hd space? It also only has
the original akf11? display (i.e. not VGA). Is this enough?
I mainly want to use it for demand-dial internet access and mail/news.
I will need to get a serial port card and ethernet card so which of
