Win95 + irritable user WAS: Re: FS: Mac Plus

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- [snip] Because RedHat or Debian will have support for just about every hardware option he might ever need, has precompiled applications in a simple to use and install format (.rpm or .dep), and simple X based TK configuration utilities *somewhat* similar to Windows' control panel. Minux is pretty cool, and until Linux-Lite comes out, the only option for a free Unix like OS (that I know of) on the 8088/80286. But from what I saw, he has at least a 386. I've got a 386DX-20 running Linux performing IP-Masquerading (in kernel IP translation - which minux most definitely *won't* do) and routing, name services for my internal network, a small web server for documentation (to other internal machines), and as a slow SCSI backup server to an old Exabyte (which was the free find of the century, I might add) and am perfectly happy with it's performance and utility. It's simple to install, simple to configure, and once it's done I can leave it up and running without concern. For example: maynard@jmg (129) $ uptime 9:13am up 174 days, 19:18, 2 users, load average: 0.16, 0.07, 0.01 This is an old 486DX40 *with an old flaky VLB*, sitting against a high speed line out in Cincinnati. I'm 1000 miles away, yet I can maintain the box and let it sit to do it's stuff. This is not to say that Minux wouldn't provide the same remote maintenance capabilities as Linux, just to say that I'm pleased with my choice and it's suited my purposes well. Good luck, I can most certainly attest to Linux giving life to old hardware again... but not ancient hardware. For the moment, definitely use Minux for that. J. Maynard Gelinas Although I wonder if anyone out there is actually going to finish the Sun3x Linux port - it looks like the NetBSD Sun3x movement is dead in the water.