From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from oe27.law11.hotmail.com ([64.4.16.84] helo=hotmail.com) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 175W74-0002dB-00 for ; Wed, 08 May 2002 14:24:32 -0400 Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Wed, 8 May 2002 11:24:01 -0700 X-Originating-IP: [64.192.48.53] From: "Cris Ali" To: Subject: Why does it need that much hard disk space? Date: Wed, 8 May 2002 14:16:02 -0400 Organization: none 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 6.00.2600.0000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 Message-ID: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 08 May 2002 18:24:01.0981 (UTC) FILETIME=[8726E6D0:01C1F6BD] 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: "Cris Ali" List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: 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