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Eli Duttman:
I am in the process of reactivating an old, slow, ISA bus PC.  Currently, the CPU is a 486DX/33, but a  3X clock multiplying 586 upgrade is already on hand.  CPU speed aside, the big limitation is RAM.  It is unlikely that more than 32 MB of RAM will be available.  If I'm very lucky, the chipset and BIOS will allow upgrading to 128 MB.  This PC uses 9 chip, 30 pin, SIMMs, in 2 banks of 4.

I know that Windows 9x will work, but I want to bypass MS.  Can Tiny Core be "shoehorned" in?  Plenty of SCSI HDD space is available.  If Tiny Core can utilize a Linux swap partition, I'm thinking make it 48 MB. 

jazzbiker:
Hi, Eli Duttman!

I'm having fun of GNU/Linux in Pentium box with 64M of RAM, in the sake of TinyCore  (6.4.1)!
Of course, disk swap is mandatory. And by default, TinyCore utilizes zswap, for such poor of memory systems this option need to be disabled.
So TinyCore can run on vintage boxes, nowadays it have the smallest memory requirements among all other GNU/Linux distros. But in the cost of some understanding and DIY work.
I recommend greatly "Into the Core" book, which you can load from TinyCore site.

Good luck!
 

neonix:
Hello, Eli Duttman

If I remember correct:
TC1 require min. 32 MB RAM to boot.
TC2 require min. 48 MB RAM to boot.
Core-10.0.iso require min. 48 MB RAM to boot.
Bur to browse the www comfortably in graphic mode you need at least 128 MB RAM (Dillo, Netsurf, Hv3, Opera from 9 to 12).

vinceASPECT:
Yes. 

TCL......whether it is stated anyplace that in it's aims, there is the notion of it
affording  much older hardware an extra lease of life.

There does not, hitherto known by me, seem any arranging or  assessing of the hardware it's gone (going) into....other than listing
it  CPU  etc Ram...

......it perhaps could auto offer a user---recommends settings
on any certain level of h/w  that TCL goes onto   (maybe)

.....there is always  experience  for good measure. 

Lots of online assistance.

Although sometimes  There;s those  who "muscle in" with what experience of theirs
doesn't pertain  to the enquiry scenario......machine(s) scenarios.

.........so yes it needs  an ability to configure systems.   (tcL)

My mSoft here is configured as rigorously stipulated in spec // tech sources from the actual horses mouth  (the devs)......so it's doubtful masses of other global users
would have the configs here (of mine).....concerning  the paging files and performance
of hardware....

mostly, TCL  is for the user to tailor it.   The fact is...it doesn't tailor itself to the H/W it is being put onto. But it's an infinite closet.....for outfits.  (metaphor)
There are also lots of free TCL derivatives......MINUX....and NANOLINUX which are definately almost able to run on anything.

most thx

Vin

Eli Duttman:
Thanks to all who have posted, so far.  Please keep the info. coming.

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