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itfactor36 AT gmail.com wrote:
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> Have an old Toshiba laptop (model T2135CS)

I've got the same laptop sitting right next to me.  
BL3 works fine on it.

> 1. Anyone have any good suggestions to unzip the BL3 .ZIP 
> install files from C:\BASLIN ?  Do not have a PKUNZIPper 
> available for DOS 

You should be able to download a DOS version of pkunzip.

> and tomsrtbt's gunzip apparently does not work on this.

gzip (gunzip) is different from zip (unzip).

> 2. What else should be set up once laptop has BasicLinux iinstalled, 
> for optimal performance?

Use the zimage.4dx kernel instead of the default one.

> Swap partition set to be 20MB 

That will be fine.  You definitely should have swap for 8mb RAM.

> Would yes indeed like to use a minimal X and run one available 
> XAP at a time -- Abiword, 

Super-slow with just 8mb RAM.  Could be served from more
powerful computer (running Xterminal on the laptop).

> SC

Should work fine with 8mb RAM.  Does not need X.

> sqlite

Should work OK with small databases.  Does not need X.

> links2, 

Needs X.  Will be slow with 8mb RAM.

> How does one use this 486-specific kernel assuming that this 
> is the best one for a laptop w/ 8MB RAM?

When you unzip the BL3 zip, you will find a zimage in there.
Simply replace it with the 4dx version.  Either call the new
kernel zimage -or- edit BOOT.BAT to change zimage to zimage.4dx

Cheers,
Steven

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