Linked by Thom Holwerda on Thu 21st Sep 2006 14:51 UTC, submitted by michuk
"Is Linux a good choice for your old PC? In this article I'm going to examine the main issues connected with using GNU/Linux on some very old hardware. I will also cover choosing a distro, a desktop and the key applications for such a configuration."
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RE: I love the challenge...
by helf on Thu 21st Sep 2006 15:33
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RE: I love the challenge...
by jcinacio on Thu 21st Sep 2006 16:35
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I don't see why linux can't be used on any post-386 hardware.
the Linux OS isn't the problem; it's when you want a full desktop environment and apps that things start to need more CPU and specially RAM.
A 686-compatible cpu and 256MB really are enough for the [Linux] OS part, it's the apps that need more memory...
RE[2]: I love the challenge...
by BluenoseJake on Thu 21st Sep 2006 16:55
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I love the challenge of making OS's run on old hardware.
I have an old 450 MHz Dell with 384 meg of ram just for that purpose.
Currently have the PC-BSD flavour of FreeBSD running on it.
Runs like a champ.