Resurrecting a box for Linux

[Bob Raymond]

On Mon, 2002-09-02 at 16:23, Net Llama! wrote:
> Bob Raymond wrote:
> > On Mon, 2002-09-02 at 15:40, Net Llama! wrote:
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> > 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?
> 
> Where are you seeing $35 for 32MB?  This is PC100??

No, this is 72-pin SIMM's, part number CT131311 at Crucial- and that's
their special "web price."

> >>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.
> 
> I think the CPU is more of a limiting factor than the lack of memory.

I think the most I'd be able to put in this board would be 66mhz though-
whoo-hoo! An extra 6mhz!!!

Thanks,

Bob Raymond