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It shouldn't be too hard to set up something more modern and supportable 
on that 166 with a little care.  The real sticking point would be memory. 

Remember... more beer = more work.

Roger Hammons wrote:

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