HD Install :: Min Spec?

I am hoping to bring to life my old compaq presario 1020,

specs being: 120Mhz, 16MB RAM, 1MB NeoMaGIC vga and 1GB HD + CD ROM

will i be able to install DSL on this old thing?

I plan to use it as a web server in my desk draw so i can share the current dsl distro and southpark episodes, I have limited experience with installing Linux so what partitioning can any1 recommend? I was planning to make a 50 or 100MB for the swap file partition is this a good size, i cant have it too big as limited to only 1GB HD space

You probably will succeed, as for ram and CPU.
other people have run dsl on 486 16MB
as for swap: usually a good choice is to make a partition which is the double of your ram.
I would place swap partition as the first one (to be created). I have been told that it makes access to the disk faster. And as a swap partition is a part of the disk which is accessed continuosly..it helps.
to be frank, I don't know if it is sure. but it doesn't cost anything to try...

good luck

A 250MB data partition (EXT2 format) and a 128MB swap partition is probably good enough for a hard disk install. Of course, bigger is better, especially if you are going to add a bunch of new programs and data files after your install of DSL is complete.

FWIW my version is currently about 600mbs with OpenOffice, Gimp, Firefox & loads of digi photos........

i am just having problems with the graphics now

i created a 48mb swap file at hda1 and set as Linux Swap?

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