Topic awaiting preservation: AMD K62 300

I have just build an AMD K62 300 computer out of spare parts i had laying around, and was wondering, whats the best OS to put on it for maximum functionality. I dont want to play top end games or anything, but put it on a network to gain access to the net, and play music really. I have been interested in trying Lindows, but dont want to fork out for something that may not be suitable.

I got a minimum of 64 meg ram, ATI Mach64 legacy gfx card,a nd some old sound card.





[This message has been edited by axleclarkeuk (edited 09-03-2003).]

If you just want to try something, why not try Red Hat Linux or Slackware Linux - they are both free.

For older systems, I would recommend an older version of Slackware, but Red Hat is much easier to install (especially for first-time users).

Also: I have been able to run Win2000 on a system with a Pentium 200. It wasn't very fast, but it was better than any other windows version on the same system.

[edit] It does take a long time to download Linux if you don't have a fast internet connection [/edit]



[This message has been edited by jdauie (edited 09-03-2003).]

I would go with Win98SE.

For a backdoor system like that I would use Win98 Se, as viol mentioned. If you want to ply low-end games (i.e. Dos) you almost need to have an old system like this. I've tried and tried to get my old games to work in XP and it just isn't happening. My old laptop runs them beautifully though.

Thanks guys !! i am downloading Linux as we speak from thier FTP server, will give that a try as i have never used it before and would interested to see it working, then back to Win98 SE.

Hey... I have a spare AMD K6-2 500 cpu sitting around. It has never been used other than being checked by a supplier to see that the cpu is fine and that it was my old motherboard that didn't support it (even though it was supposed to)....

Anyways, its yours if you want it. I imagine it could handle snail mail pretty well if I packed it properly.

Jason

Oh, yeah.... My first post.... Well, I actually have been lurking around here for over two years.... A year ago, I even registered.... I might have even registered when I first discovered the place... Too bad you can't modify user names.

howdy..

...and, oh yeah, linux is the way to go...

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Ok, it's downloaded and all i need to do now is install it *gulps*.

Thanks for the offer of help Petskull, i am gonna need it i imagine.

Nemesis, if your not putting it to good use, i'll gladly take it off your hands, e-mail sent.

HELPPPP !!!

Slackware Linux, downloaded, installed....when i am prompted to boot the computer, the POST screen hangs on " Verifying DMI Pool Data ". Any ideas why this is happening ?

Many thanks

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[This message has been edited by axleclarkeuk (edited 09-04-2003).]

well, that last message is normal, not an error.

most likely cause is that you forgot to install a boot loader, like lilo.

I might suggest installing debian over the net instead... it's much more of a distro nowadays than slackware,
and as free as you're gonna get (and has one lovely package-management system).