Floppy

[Jon maddog Hall]

Scott,

I agree with your analysis, and I question anyone "trying out Linux" on
something as old as a 386 unless their target machine for use IS that 386.

On a modern machine with a modern distribution, Knoppix, a second disk drive,
or even adding USB disks with a boot floppy are all viable options these days.

If he does not like Linux, he can always use the hardware for Windows.  He will
need it sooner or later.

md
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