How to install NetBSD on a 486 Notebook (without NIC and Cdrom)

From: Karim (fab102_at_bluemail.ch)
Date: 11/13/03

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    Hello

    I want to play around with some old hardware. I found an old Notebook
    in our garage.
    486sx, 4MB ram, 170 MB harddisk and a floppy drive.

    Important : The Notebook does not have a cdrom or Netcard, so the
    installation will be tricky.

    1. Which NetBSD version fits to this old hardware. I thought that the
    newest (1.6.1) is to overbloated for the tiny harddisk. I also want to
    install X on it.

    2. How can I make the installation. I think about disksets (how do I
    create them ?)
    An installation over the serial port would be also possible. I own a
    Nullmodem cable.
    Please, If you know a solution for the installation, give me an exact
    description of each step.

    3. Will X run on it ??? (with a minimal WM and a large swapfile)

    Greetings Karim

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