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Name: smg
Date: December 19, 2004 at 03:26:32 Pacific
Subject: What OS?
OS: Many
CPU/Ram: 32mb RAM

Comment:

Hi!
I need an OS for my old comp:
Pentium 133 MHz
32mb RAM
Which one should I choose? Not any Windows! Some UNIX or Linux, but with a GUI. Which?

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Response Number 1

Name: Dlonra
Date: December 19, 2004 at 16:24:04 Pacific
Subject: What OS?

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google:
Damn Small Linux
Peanut Linux

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Response Number 2

Name: smg
Date: December 23, 2004 at 06:18:37 Pacific
Subject: What OS?

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Thanx! Have any other suggestions?

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Response Number 3

Name: Borvix
Date: December 24, 2004 at 09:09:23 Pacific
Subject: What OS?

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Take FreeBSD, it will work the best. It is VERY stable and it takes so few of recourses and it is so easy to tune the kernel, so you will be able to get rid of unnecessary stuff.
Learn more at www.TechnoProfessor.com

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Response Number 4

Name: smg
Date: December 24, 2004 at 12:12:18 Pacific
Subject: What OS?

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I tried with it and it really was no good for me, cause it's not that good on my system and it uses KDE wich is a real rescource eater.

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