The links you earlier have provided below should help assist me on a new journey. I appreciate your help as usual.

thanks,

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paul g



> Date: Wed, 7 Jan 2015 17:44:27 -0600
> From: mr.chew.baka at gmail.com
> To: tclug-list at mn-linux.org
> Subject: Re: [tclug-list] Mr. Bob Slackware.
> 
> On 1/7/2015 4:36 PM, paul g wrote:
> > Mr. Bob I am looking at this page here
> > -->http://www.slackware.com/install/bootdisk.php
> >
> > 1. Are these the only Slackware images recommended? I have a Pentium MMX
> > that I was thinking about using.
> >
> 
> Not sure if the current release will work on a Pent MMX (how much ram?) 
>   Read the announcement, and release note to confirm.  You might need to 
> use an older version.
> 
> > 2. A floppy drive is required to install any of these image files? Or
> > could I use dd to copy an image file to a cd and boot that way if bios
> > supports?
> >
> 
> You don't need to make floppy disk anymore.  You can use cd or dvd to 
> boot, or do a network install (smoke'm if you gott'm)  That link is 
> beyond out-dated.  Look here for more updated documentation:
> 
> http://docs.slackware.com/
> 
> for install help:   http://docs.slackware.com/slackware:install
> 
> Also, the most commonly used Slackware forum is at Linux Questions
> 
> http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/slackware-14/
> 
> Lastly, if you still use usenet the long lived Slackware newsgroup is 
> still highly active, and extremely knowledgeable.
> alt.os.linux.slackware
> 
> 
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