[ale] Upgrading Red Hat 6.2 and Netscape 4.72

[Matt Magee]

If you live around Kennesaw or northwest of Kennesaw, I'd be happy to 
help you set something up on your box if you are not in the mood to do 
it yourself. 

It shouldn't be too hard to set up something more modern and supportable 
on that 166 with a little care.  The real sticking point would be memory. 

Remember... more beer = more work.

Roger Hammons wrote:

>I'm a new subscriber to this list.  Please be patient and forgive any
>faux pas.
>
>Also, I've been in the weeds and woods for several years.  I'm currently
>running
>Red Hat 6.2 (kernel 2.2.14-5.0) on a Pentium 166.  Everything works fine
>(so I've
>been lazy and haven't kept up), EXCEPT that now I need to upgrade from
>Netscape 
>4.72 to a more recent browser to access many web sites.
>
>I bought Firefox - the readme on the CD says it needs R.H. ver 7.x.  The
>download
>Netscape 7.2 info says it needs a Pentium 233.  I looked at the Opera
>web site - 
>I can't tell what hardware / Linux it requires - it only mentions a C++
>library and 
>something about 'X11R6.3+' (?).
>
>Question #1: Does anyone have experience with these or other newer
>browsers and an 
>older Linux?  Are these requirements really necessary?  Any ideas or
>suggestions 
>about installing one of these browsers over my current Linux?
>
>Re: upgrading Linux: I've read a little about Fedora Core (3?), but I
>don't know if 
>I can or should or how I could (easily? or is that too much to ask?)
>upgrade over 
>my R.H. 6.2.  I've seen the SuSE 9.2 box at MicroCenter and read that
>some people
>like it, but I'm not sure if I should or need to change brands and start
>over.
>
>Question #2: Does anyone have advice or suggestions about upgrading to a
>newer Linux?
>
>If these questions aren't pertinent for the group, I'd welcome direct
>email replies 
>or my Atlanta phone number if that seems better (I drink beer and I'm
>willing to buy
>a few rounds if that helps).
>
>Roger H.,  egorra at attglobal.net
>
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