[no subject]

  1. Back up all personal data (preferably to two different places).
  2. Do a complete install from scratch.
  3. Restore your personal data.

The claims for processor speed are just recommendations to get "crisp"
performance.

HOWEVER, if you will be using such slow hardware, I recommend a Distro
with less unneeded bells and whistles, such as Slackware.

Bob Toxen
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   -- Bob Toxen 10/03/2002

On Tue, Mar 29, 2005 at 04:14:29PM -0500, Roger Hammons wrote:
&gt; I'm a new subscriber to this list.  Please be patient and forgive any
&gt; faux pas.
&gt; 
&gt; Also, I've been in the weeds and woods for several years.  I'm currently
&gt; running
&gt; Red Hat 6.2 (kernel 2.2.14-5.0) on a Pentium 166.  Everything works fine
&gt; (so I've
&gt; been lazy and haven't kept up), EXCEPT that now I need to upgrade from
&gt; Netscape 
&gt; 4.72 to a more recent browser to access many web sites.
&gt; 
&gt; I bought Firefox - the readme on the CD says it needs R.H. ver 7.x.  The
&gt; download
&gt; Netscape 7.2 info says it needs a Pentium 233.  I looked at the Opera
&gt; web site - 
&gt; I can't tell what hardware / Linux it requires - it only mentions a C++
&gt; library and 
&gt; something about 'X11R6.3+' (?).
&gt; 
&gt; Question #1: Does anyone have experience with these or other newer
&gt; browsers and an 
&gt; older Linux?  Are these requirements really necessary?  Any ideas or
&gt; suggestions 
&gt; about installing one of these browsers over my current Linux?
&gt; 
&gt; Re: upgrading Linux: I've read a little about Fedora Core (3?), but I
&gt; don't know if 
&gt; I can or should or how I could (easily? or is that too much to ask?)
&gt; upgrade over 
&gt; my R.H. 6.2.  I've seen the SuSE 9.2 box at MicroCenter and read that
&gt; some people
&gt; like it, but I'm not sure if I should or need to change brands and start
&gt; over.
&gt; 
&gt; Question #2: Does anyone have advice or suggestions about upgrading to a
&gt; newer Linux?
&gt; 
&gt; If these questions aren't pertinent for the group, I'd welcome direct
&gt; email replies 
&gt; or my Atlanta phone number if that seems better (I drink beer and I'm
&gt; willing to buy
&gt; a few rounds if that helps).
&gt; 
&gt; Roger H.,  egorra at attglobal.net
&gt; 
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