Resurrecting a box for Linux

[Collins]

On 02 Sep 2002 15:36:47 +0000 Bob Raymond <guarneri at mindspring.com>
wrote:
> On Mon, 2002-09-02 at 15:40, Net Llama! wrote:
> > Bob Raymond wrote:
> > > On Mon, 2002-09-02 at 08:25, Stuart Biggerstaff wrote:
> 
> > 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.
> 
> But I also feel like 35 bucks for a stick of 32mb of RAM is a little
> much, and that's what a decent manufacturer such as Crucial is
> charging.  Micron's a bit better, at 12 bucks a stick.  Would that
> be cutting quality, considering Micron and Crucial are pretty much
> the same company?
> 
> > Sure you can use XFS.
> 
> That's good news.
> 
> > >>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.
> 
> If I were to upgrade to the 128 mb (or at least 96mb) of RAM, I
> would be able to use XFCE all right, wouldn't I?  Windows 98
> actually ran on this machine with only 16 mb of RAM, and it ran
> pretty much as well as Windows 98 is capable of running.
> 
> Thanks
> 

I ran for years on a 300MZ, 64Meg machine with xfce, and it performed
superbly.  You're a little light on CPU power, but this should work
OK.  Something like OpenOffice will try your patience!  OK, if you
start it and leave it started.

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