Re: Quick Linux question

Charles Gallo wrote:

> From: Charles Gallo <Charlie@...>
>
> OK, OK, I've delayed long enough, and I think it's time to install Linux.
> I _DON'T_ want to totally re-install everything on my HD, and the budget is
> VERY tight this month. Now, I have an old 350 meg HD that works on the
> shelf (The 1 gig drive is DEAD) - Can you install , say RH 6.1 on a 350 meg
> HD? How well does RH 6.1 co-exist with an existing dual boot Win98/NT4.0
> (soon to be NT2000) system

Well, in theory, you can do this. But, if you are going to be experimenting
with EMC, you need a pretty decent development environment, since the
package is distributed as C and C++ source. I was not able to put together
the full development environment in 650 MB, but made it work in 1 GB.
I just saw new, 4.2 GB IDE drives going for $89!

Jon