From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from mail.gmx.net ([213.165.64.20]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with smtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 175ZU9-0003RB-00 for ; Wed, 08 May 2002 18:00:33 -0400 Received: (qmail 1695 invoked by uid 0); 8 May 2002 22:00:05 -0000 Received: from dhcp037-50-151-24.nt01-c5.cpe.charter-ne.com (HELO computer) (24.151.50.37) by mail.gmx.net (mp004-rz3) with SMTP; 8 May 2002 22:00:05 -0000 Message-ID: <006b01c1f6db$a3e5c660$25329718@ubr.charterne.com> From: "Alex Snow" To: References: Subject: Re: Why does it need that much hard disk space? Date: Wed, 8 May 2002 17:59:31 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4807.1700 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4807.1700 Sender: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca Errors-To: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.8 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Reply-To: "Alex Snow" List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Yes. My linux box has 1 240 mb hard drive in it. It really sux, but at least I got linux. You can install a pretty full install and still have room to play with. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cris Ali" To: Sent: Wednesday, May 08, 2002 2:16 PM Subject: Why does it need that much hard disk space? > Hi Folks, > I was surprised to learn that installing linux requires more than three gigs > of hard disk space, 20 times more than windows98. If i am to install it on > my retired 90 mhz pentium, i have to buy a new hard disk. This machine has > two hard disks, one is 2.2 gigs, and the second is only 320 megs. Is it > possible to have a small installation of linux, at least to learn how to use > this system? Secondly, does anyone know a good place to buy inexpensive > hard drives that would be competibile with old computers? > Cheers, > Cris Ali > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >