Women in Technology

Hear us Roar


Article:
  Tales of Rescuing Old Hardware
Subject:   Slackware
Date:   2005-05-06 09:15:40
From:   williambeegle
I'm impressed by the NetBSD install. Nice work!


Faced with a similar situation a while ago, I chose to install Slackware Linux. It's still possible to install the base and network sets (A and N for old Slackware users) via floppy.


Another helpful tool for Linux users: the old parallel-port Zip drives. The driver is a horrible kludge (and I don't think it's available for NetBSD), but with it, you only need to install enough via floppy to get the Zip drive working.

Recommended for You
 
Sign up today to receive special discounts,
product alerts, and news from O'Reilly.
Privacy Policy >
View Sample Newsletter >