Vector Linux?

[Leon Goldstein]

Bob Hemus wrote:

>On Thu, 2008-12-25 at 11:12 -0500, Leon Goldstein wrote:
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>>Andrew Gould wrote:
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>>>On Wed, Dec 24, 2008 at 10:05 PM, Collins Richey <crichey at gmail.com 
>>><mailto:crichey at gmail.com>> wrote:
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>>>    On Wed, Dec 24, 2008 at 6:46 PM, Bob Hemus <ol.bob at charter.net
>>>    <mailto:ol.bob at charter.net>> wrote:
>>>    > I've an old C0mpaq laptop with a 6 gig hard-drive and 64 megs of
>>>    memory.
>>>    > I pur DSL on it, which worked, but was looking for more.  Ran into
>>>    > Vector Linux.
>>>    >
>>>    > So.. I'm just starting to replace my Fedora with the Vector 5.9.
>>>     If I
>>>    > like it I may spring for $19.99 to buy VL 5.9.1 SOHO Deluxe
>>>    Bundle "new"
>>>    >
>>>
>>>    I've heard good things about Vector and no negative comments. OTOH, I
>>>    don't pay for Linux period.
>>>
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>>>
>>I don't mind paying for something that  a. is useful, b. works and c. is 
>>fairly priced.
>>The website claims that Vector Linux has a KDE that has been adapted to 
>>low  memory environments.
>>This got my attention; I have an old Compaq Presario I upgraded with a 
>>K6-III+ CPU, but can only use 192 MB of RAM.
>>I'll give Vector a try, after I recover from paying my property taxes. :-(
>>
>>Thanks for the tip, Bob.
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>Leon,
>Watch the temperature!! Mine went to 95, 97 C.!!  Mine is an old
>Presario, sounds like the same speds.  Good luck.
>Bob
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Bob: my Presario with its CPU upgrade is "cool" in all respects.  The 
heatsink is passive, and a cardboard hood taped to the power supply  
draws air directly from the heatsink.  If yours is running hot, check 
inside to make sure the hood is in the right place.

I really like this old Presario; it is silent in operation and the new 
K6-III+ brain, along with the Promise ATA100 IDE card, really move it 
along.  I only wish I could cram some more RAM in it.

-- 
Leon A. Goldstein

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