Subj : Linux for P4
To   : ALL
From : ROB MCCART
Date : Wed Nov 14 2018 02:18:00

Appologies ahead of time. I've been on these BBS feeds through various
providers since about 1990 so I know questions similar to this have
been asked hundreds of times.

To save a lot of time I won't go into great detail on the reasons for
things.

I'm wondering if there is a very light Linux version that will still
run on an old P4 machine.  (Intel 2.66 Ghz with 512 meg Ram).
I've heard that most newer Linux versions won't work due to problems
caused by the CPUID checking run (?)

I am currently running an updated to the moon version of Windows 98
but it doesn't support browsers that can access most web pages (HTTPS)
anymore. I have a need to keep a DOS based O.S. funtioning so I don't
want to attempt to update (dual-boot) a newer bloated Windows version.
(I have KernelEx available but with severely limited Browser support.)

A couple of years ago I briefly installed Puppy Linux but I had a hard
time finding Modem support.
(Dial-up access required - AOpen FM56-PM (v90) Controllerless PCI Modem)

Almost all I need the O.S. to do is support a Browser new enough to
access most current web pages and, although I cut my teeth on Applesoft
followed by IBM DOS (in 1983), I'd prefer a fairly simple GUI setup to
run things.

Any thoughts on this ?
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