Re: Newbie Linux Questions

On the SX there was no on-chip math co-processor. Systems like these 
usually came with an empty socket for the co-processor chip. A Linux 
boot log can tell you if it's been filled.

So as long as you have the requisite memory, at least you can run an X 
system - just forget web browsing, because too many sites demand 
1024x768 to be viewable anymore. 640x480 never really worked that well 
anyway on the web.

Chances are good that you can run RedHat 6 out-of-the-box on this 
machine, though you may have to pare down the packages to what fits on 
the hard drive.

   Tim

Larry Howard wrote:
> This portable computer is a COMPAQ AERO 4/33C
> 	1) It is a 33MHz 80486 SX ... As I recall the SX suffix refers to some
> aspect of the CPU chip that sucks(SX). They disabled something.
> 	2) The system ROM Date is 06/08/94.
> 	3) It is a VGA video.
>  	4) The humongous hard drive(C:) has a capacity of 255 MB.
> 	5) It has a PCMCIA slot and an external floppy that can use that slot.
> 	6) Does not have an ethernet port although I have an ethernet
> adapter/dongle that would probably work through the PCMCIA slot.
> 	7) Has, in addition to the base unit, an adapter to attach an external
> mouse, external serial port, and video outlet port.
> 
> Larry Howard .... From the beautiful shores of the Saint Johns river in
> Jacksonville (Cowford) Florida USA