LINUX on Windows 98

[catalina]

Dear Sir :
Thank you so very much for your help.
I have just now subscribed to the ubuntu-users list
With thanks and kind regards,
suuri.suomi


On Thu, 2008-07-24 at 19:50 +0200, Johnny Rosenberg wrote:
> 2008/7/23 catalina <uraliin.asti at btinternet.com>:
>         I have a Toshiba 220cds(1997) with Windows 98.
>         Is it possible for me to install a LINUX Ops System?
>         Please help...I am inexperienced in this issue.
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> Well, trying to be helpful this time, I would guess that your 1997 PC
> won't boot from a CD/DVD (mine old Dell Dimension XPS450-R from
> 1998/1999 definitely can't, and yours is even older), so you probably
> need one or two diskettes to be able to install Linux on that PC. I
> know that Vector Linux could be installed on old systems like that
> with two diskettes and one CD, and you definitely need the diskettes
> if your PC can't boot from CD/DVD.
> 
> 
> I couldn't see that anyone mentioned this (maybe I just missed it), so
> I thought I'd better add it, so that more experienced people might be
> able to help you with this little part of the problem.
> 
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