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Old 08-30-2009
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OS for Compaq Presario 1685

Hi,
Trying to install a small OS to run this old laptop.

Compaq Presario 1685, circa '98
Processor: AMD K6-2 380 MHz Data Bus Speed: 66 MHz
Ram Installed 32 MB moduled
Hard Drive: 4.3 GB
DVD-ROM

Burned in a CD “PUPPY-4.3beta1-k2.6.25.16-v423-SCSI”, tried to boot with it several times BUT all I get is:- “….Large checksome error Boot failed……retry”

Only once booted to a blue screen with a puppy, said waite 5secs, then two lines (forgot the text) with a few dots and nothing more, just hungs for hours.

Can anybody help please? …….nick

PS. I find diiculty in understanding the Puppy Download pages (Download Puppy), which is what to download.
What exactly am I to download for a small OS to go in a CD?.
 

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