Old IBM T42 32bit storage locker find .... or how fast can I install Linux on this Oldtimer

I’m back … Family all gone on Cruise … and left us with Guest … who is not so much impressed with this project …


so … between trips to water lawn I will try to catch up …
Before Installing I want to clean out the cooling fan … I’m sure it’s been a while …

still sneezing …

After putting it back together I tried to start it from the installation usb drive and even though it was set to boot from the USB first I hit the first roadblock … As I suspected it was not going to happen …

So I pulled the hard drive back out and went down the road to a little Mom n Pop computer shop …
PS I fired up the drill press in the shop as I went to the car …

So now we are all set … it loads with out a hiccup and I go to “Disks” to check out the Used Drive …

back later to do the things you do after a new install …