How to switch an old Windows laptop to Linux

Re:How to switch an old Windows laptop to Linux by forinti on Saturday November 07, 2020 @12:52PM (#25016794)

I recently tried to give new life to an old Pentium 166 MMX with 80MB of RAM.

It runs Windows 2000 and DSL. A couple of things make it hard to turn it into something useful: it needs a 6 pin din keyboard connector; USB is only available after boot, so I can't boot from a pendrive.

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Re:How to switch an old Windows laptop to Linux by Decade on Sunday November 08, 2020 @12:55PM (#25027429)

The 6-pin DIN connector is the same protocol as PS/2. It just needs a physical adapter.

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Re:How to switch an old Windows laptop to Linux by mixmastamyk on Saturday November 07, 2020 @12:57PM (#25016857)

Boot from DVD. Could probably find a drive cheap, or even borrow one.

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