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linux for one of my computers
Name: Spencer Date: April 10, 2005 at 19:21:09 Pacific OS: none. blank hdd CPU/Ram: 200mhz / 64mb
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hi!
i have an old computer system lying around, but i want to make some use of it (besides a doorstopper). it has a pentium processor at 200mhz, 64mb of EDO ram, a 1.8gb hard drive, and a 2mb video card. is there an easy, simple version of linux that will run on this kind of system, or am i stuck with putting on windowz? thanx in advance!
DSL (damn small linux) or Mandrake 9.0 would run on your old computer provided you made sure you kept to use as a desktop, or firewall and did not load everything in site. Google for linux distributions there are hundreds of solutions to your request out there!
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Response Number 2
Name: eskiled Date: April 11, 2005 at 17:24:09 Pacific
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google vector linux
or slackware
browse the sites or try a couple out, you fill see which you like the best
www.linuxteens.com
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Response Number 3
Name: beama Date: April 14, 2005 at 13:37:40 Pacific
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http://www.distrowatch.com
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Response Number 4
Name: 3Dave Date: April 18, 2005 at 01:16:54 Pacific
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Slackware or Debian will both run fine on that hardware, FreeBSD too if you don't want to go down the linux route. Whichever distro you choose don't bother with KDE or Gnome but go for a lightweight window manager like xfce or fluxbox.
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