Very Computer

My relatives give me a ancient 386 machine, with a very low-end
configuration(mono-display, 2M ram, >100M HDD, sure no CD-ROM:P). I just
have a weired idea in my mind: is it possible to install and run linux
on it? As it doesn't have a CD-Rom, nor I don't have any network cards,
what I can do at most is make a direct cable connection, so is it
possible to install Linux like that? If so, what HOWTOs should I refer
to?
        Though it might not have much use to run Linux on that machine, I wanna
to give it a try, it's much more better than dumping it in the garage.:)

Chris

Quote:> As it doesn't have a CD-Rom, nor I don't have any network cards,
> what I can do at most is make a direct cable connection, so is it
> possible to install Linux like that? If so, what HOWTOs should I refer
> to?

Quote:>    Though it might not have much use to run Linux on that
> machine, I wanna to give it a try, it's much more better than
> dumping it in the garage.:)

Quote:

> Chris

: My relatives give me a ancient 386 machine, with a very low-end
: configuration(mono-display, 2M ram, >100M HDD, sure no CD-ROM:P). I just
: have a weired idea in my mind: is it possible to install and run linux
: on it? As it doesn't have a CD-Rom, nor I don't have any network cards,
: what I can do at most is make a direct cable connection, so is it
: possible to install Linux like that? If so, what HOWTOs should I refer
: to?

I have just done that very thing.  I had 4 meg of RAM to play with,
though--2 might be tight.  I installed Debian from disks, and it's working
fine.
  I found the Linux Doc Project's Installation Guide helpful.

:       Though it might not have much use to run Linux on that machine, I wanna
: to give it a try, it's much more better than dumping it in the garage.:)

Darn right.  More fun too.

Greg