Super old laptop

[steele64e]

Well I have this very old laptop it is a Macintosh PowerBook 3400c
its specs can be found here (http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/powerbook/stats/mac_powerbook3400c_240.html). It boots up well even through its battery doesn't hold a charge. It is able to get on the internet using a cable and it only has a floppy drive. Is there a way to get a distro such as puppy linux or damn small linux on this?

thank you:)

[ugm6hr]

16MB RAM. DSL / Puppy won't run (even if they supported PPC - which I don't think they do).

[jrusso2]

There are some single floppy Linux around, most of them are for repairs and routers. Here are some there are more around if you spend some time on google.

http://www.linuxlinks.com/Distributions/Floppy/

[steele64e]

There are some single floppy Linux around, most of them are for repairs and routers. Here are some there are more around if you spend some time on google.

http://www.linuxlinks.com/Distributions/Floppy/

thanks

[kerry_s]

if it's working leave it alone, it's probably the best it will be.
it already has several things against it, first it being a ppc chip, which rules out 90% of linux's, then there's the 16mb ram, oouch.

[init1]

There are some single floppy Linux around, most of them are for repairs and routers. Here are some there are more around if you spend some time on google.

http://www.linuxlinks.com/Distributions/Floppy/
I doubt any of those will run on a PPC.

[Sorivenul]

if it's working leave it alone, it's probably the best it will be.
it already has several things against it, first it being a ppc chip, which rules out 90% of linux's, then there's the 16mb ram, oouch.
I agree with this. However, if you really want to ditch the default, it may support the NetBSD macppc port (http://www.netbsd.org/ports/macppc/). I'm not sure about the newest version and your hardware, however, 2.0.1 is listed in the Model Support (http://www.netbsd.org/ports/macppc/models.html#powerbook) for your exact machine, though it looks like some issues were involved. Hope this helps! Good luck!

[K.Mandla]

I know Macs and PCs are ... apples and oranges :roll: ... but it is possible (http://kmandla.wordpress.com/2008/11/24/success-icewm-1236-and-xorg-73-at-100mhz16mb/) to get something running on 16Mb. Think of it as a challenge. ... :D

[kerry_s]

I know Macs and PCs are ... apples and oranges :roll: ... but it is possible (http://kmandla.wordpress.com/2008/11/24/success-icewm-1236-and-xorg-73-at-100mhz16mb/) to get something running on 16Mb. Think of it as a challenge. ... :D

ahh, but you have skills and the patience. :lolflag: