Linked by Thom Holwerda on Thu 22nd Oct 2009 12:52 UTC
It's October 22 today. A completely random date in the grand scheme of things (we Dutch lost a big naval battle to the Ming dynasty on October 22 1633), but it also happens to be the release date of the newest version of Windows - Windows 7. Since Windows is still the most popular desktop operating system out there, this is pretty big news.
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Wouldnt install a modern(mainstream) linux-distribution on a low-specc machine either...
I agree about the modern, mainstream statement. However, due to the almost infinite customizability of Linux, there are modern disto's to run on just about every machine. I can run DSL (Damn Small Linux) on Pentium I and II systems - even with Firefox - and get a fairly snappy machine. That's one of the things I like about the FOSS world, there's an entry point for just about everyone.
I also like to install OpenBSD on older laptops. Combined with the default FVWM and "links -g", I can surf just about every site (Gmail, Linux Today, CNN) on any Pentium 1 or better machine. Even with 64MB RAM.
Having said all of that, I also run Windows 7 on a beefy desktop for Games and .NET development. Also, I run it on a netbook with 2GB of ram (I would not go less than 1GB), and find it to be a much-improved OS. Kudos to MS for an improved Windows.
And now I wait for ChromeOS on ARM.
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2006-12-18
well, 512MB of RAM today is smaaaaaal
even for a netbook...
It might work with slimed-down settings, havent tried...
I havent tried but does the latest fedora/ubuntu/mandriva work well on a 512MB system with fullblown GNOME/KDE4 desktop and all whistles?
If you only have low-spec machines, dont use 7
Wouldnt install a modern(mainstream) linux-distribution on a low-specc machine either...