Subj : Re: Linux For P4
To   : MORTIFIS
From : ROB MCCART
Date : Sat Jan 19 2019 04:48 pm

MO>I know this thread is a few months old, however ... have you gotten a Linux
  >install up and running yet?  I have installed Raspbian PC on some very old X8
  >architectures. Though Slackware 14.2 runs well, for a GUI Desktop I would
  >suggest Raspbian PC.

I looked into the suggestions but I think the biggest problem might be that
I would require Dial-Up support, and I'm not sure 'modern' Linux distros
support that. I primarily wanted to find browser and eMail support for
a computer currently running a sort of hybrid Win 98/ME system which
precludes using new eMail programs or Browsers that support HTTPS access.

I'm not sure how upgradable Linux distros tend to be without a full reinstall.
I did try a Puppy Linux version several years back which looked promising
(It's still on this machine but I think requires a Boot CD to run it) but
even then there was minimal Dial-up support.

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