On 1/7/2015 4:36 PM, paul g wrote: > Mr. Bob I am looking at this page here > -->http://www.slackware.com/install/bootdisk.php > > 1. Are these the only Slackware images recommended? I have a Pentium MMX > that I was thinking about using. > Not sure if the current release will work on a Pent MMX (how much ram?) Read the announcement, and release note to confirm. You might need to use an older version. > 2. A floppy drive is required to install any of these image files? Or > could I use dd to copy an image file to a cd and boot that way if bios > supports? > You don't need to make floppy disk anymore. You can use cd or dvd to boot, or do a network install (smoke'm if you gott'm) That link is beyond out-dated. Look here for more updated documentation: http://docs.slackware.com/ for install help: http://docs.slackware.com/slackware:install Also, the most commonly used Slackware forum is at Linux Questions http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/slackware-14/ Lastly, if you still use usenet the long lived Slackware newsgroup is still highly active, and extremely knowledgeable. alt.os.linux.slackware