Minimum version of windows for ruby?

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Hi -

I have an old Epson ActionNote 4SLC/25 laptop running Windows 3.1. I
don’t think it will run Windows 95/98 at a worthwhile speed, but think
it might be ok for teaching myself Ruby in DOS mode. So, will the
current release of Ruby run on this ancient platform, or is it time to
donate this turkey?

Thanks,

Ian

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You might want to consider installing linux without any graphical stuff.
Depending on your hardware you could be able to run a command line, an editor
and the ruby interpreter.

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On August 13, 2002 10:51 pm, ian wrote:

Hi -

I have an old Epson ActionNote 4SLC/25 laptop running Windows 3.1. I
don’t think it will run Windows 95/98 at a worthwhile speed, but think
it might be ok for teaching myself Ruby in DOS mode. So, will the
current release of Ruby run on this ancient platform, or is it time to
donate this turkey?

Thanks,

Ian

–
To call me “awesome” is an understatement.

3

My Red Hat Linux 7.2 doc says its probably compatible with any computer built
within the last two years, so I have my doubts. I may try it as a last gasp,
though - thanks.

Ian

nico wrote:

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On August 13, 2002 10:51 pm, ian wrote:

Hi -

I have an old Epson ActionNote 4SLC/25 laptop running Windows 3.1. I
don’t think it will run Windows 95/98 at a worthwhile speed, but think
it might be ok for teaching myself Ruby in DOS mode. So, will the
current release of Ruby run on this ancient platform, or is it time to
donate this turkey?

Thanks,

Ian

You might want to consider installing linux without any graphical stuff.
Depending on your hardware you could be able to run a command line, an editor
and the ruby interpreter.

–
To call me “awesome” is an understatement.

4

ian wrote:

My Red Hat Linux 7.2 doc says its probably compatible with any computer built
within the last two years, so I have my doubts. I may try it as a last gasp,
though - thanks.

Ian

I did not recognize your machine model, but can offer this experience:
out of the box, the default configuration of Red Hat 7.2 would not load
on a intel 486 machine I have. I believe you can force it to work by
installing the correct kernel…rpm files, which are provided. But, I
did not go to that trouble as I found the standard configuration of
Slackware 8.0 loaded and ran without messing with it.

I am not using any graphics on the machine, but it does fine otherwise.

John

5

Ibiblio (http://ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/distributions/) lists quite a few
linux distros, perhaps one of them is suited for a 486.

James

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Thanks, the Slackware site gives me some hope, and I may give this a try. - Ian
John Wheeler wrote:

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ian wrote:

My Red Hat Linux 7.2 doc says its probably compatible with any computer built
within the last two years, so I have my doubts. I may try it as a last gasp,
though - thanks.

Ian

I did not recognize your machine model, but can offer this experience:
out of the box, the default configuration of Red Hat 7.2 would not load
on a intel 486 machine I have. I believe you can force it to work by
installing the correct kernel…rpm files, which are provided. But, I
did not go to that trouble as I found the standard configuration of
Slackware 8.0 loaded and ran without messing with it.

I am not using any graphics on the machine, but it does fine otherwise.

John