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(Message started by: ReeBop on Feb 28^th, 2006, 5:24pm)

Title: Linux for that Older Computer
Post by ReeBop on Feb 28^th, 2006, 5:24pm

I did an article today about running Linux on older hardware:

http://www.geeksters.org/modules/news/article.php?storyid=449

What do I consider older hardware? Take a Pentium 90 up to about 500 mhz and less than 64 megabytes of RAM. Do not expect a home theatre from a machine like this. Expect though a fully secure workstation with a nicely done graphical user interface, up to date e-mail and secure web browsing. Yes, I tend to use a machine like this as a firewall / router for clients, but there is no reason at all to toss something as usable as this era of hardware. Take a look at the article and see!

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Title: Re: Linux for that Older Computer
Post by ReeBop on Sep 21^st, 2006, 7:59pm

I ran across this article today on PolishLinux.org.

http://polishlinux.org/choose/linux-on-old-hardware/

They made mention of a few more Linux distributions to run on older hardware and a few tips I found to be very helpful. DeliLinux (http://www.delilinux.de/) is a very good way to run Linux on hardware even less powerful than what I recommended before about VectorLinux. The real helpful tip was for web browsing. When you are considering Linux on a resource limited PC, modern web browsers can take up lots of memory. The author recommended Opera 7.11. I have used Opera 7.11 before and it is a fine browser. How much less memory it uses over the latest version of Opera is something I don't know, but that is a great tip. Let me know here if any of you are ready to take the dive into Linux on that older computer or visit me at Geeksters.org (http://www.geeksters.org) in the forums.