Linked by Thom Holwerda on Fri 22nd May 2009 20:29 UTC
Linux The ideas in this article may help you breathe life (and some additional security) into your old machines and make better use of Linux on aging hardware. A lack of physical memory can severely hamper Linux performance. Llearn how to accurately measure the amount of memory your Linux system uses. You also get practical advice on reducing your memory requirements using an Ubuntu system as an example.
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RE: What a pain...
by darknexus on Sat 23rd May 2009 15:32 UTC in reply to "What a pain..."
darknexus
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2008-07-15

Yes, Win2k was great with memory usage and management... too bad it's basically dead save for very minor security updates when MS feels like it. I'd rather run something a bit more modern, personally, even if I have to tweak it a little.

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