Resurrecting a box for Linux

[Net Llama!]

Bob Raymond wrote:
> On Mon, 2002-09-02 at 08:25, Stuart Biggerstaff wrote:
> 
>>With a P-60 anything will be slow, if you are used to using
>>something faster than, say, a P-100.  But at the same time,
>>if you bring memory to at least 64 MB you should be able to
>>install and run most Linux distributions--but you probably
>>know that.
> 
> 
> If I buy "House-Brand" or "Generic" memory, I could get 128mb for about
> 36 bucks.  The speed doesn't really bother me (this was the household's
> only system until '99, and my only computer for two months in 2001).

Generic memory is a bad thing.  It will generate alot more errors over 
time, and will fail sooner.  Memory is so cheap these days that any 
manufacturer who cuts prices more than the others is also cutting quality.

> The BIOS has recognized a 3GB drive perfectly, as it's had at least one
> BIOS upgrade.  I was planning on using Gentoo (and just removing
> downloaded files, etc.) but I might try Slackware.  Might I be able to
> use the XFS filesystem?  That's what I've been using with Gentoo, and
> don't really have much desire to go back to the world of fsck'ing.

Sure you can use XFS.

>>I agree with Lonni about TWM, but FVWM (and FVWM2 and FVWM95)
>>is small and fast, and provides something of the look and feel we
>>get used to with XFCE, Gnome, KDE, or Windows.  Just have to configure
>>it by editing a text file instead of graphical utilities.  Add TKDesk
>>(which gives a useful panel for launching applications, and a file
>>manager), and it is a nice GUI that works well on even a 486 with
>>32 MB.
> 
> 
> I've used FVWM2 before, but I'm not sure- XFCE just seems a bit nicer. 
> Maybe with TKDesk I'd like it.

FVWM2 definitely uses less resources than XFCE.

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