[Wolves] I'm back..trying again.

Sean Spencer sean_spencer at blueyonder.co.uk
Sun Jul 3 20:51:09 BST 2005


On Sunday 03 July 2005 08:33 pm, Andy Wootton wrote:
> Sean Spencer wrote:
> > I may well try Debian. The minimal CD sounds like it could be 'fun'.
> >
> >It's either that or I may brave Yoper. (I understand yoper is debian
> >based?).
>
> Last week I installed Ubuntu on a Tosh Tecra 600MHz.with only 128MB
> (Recomended minimum 192 MB) and was amazed that it worked very well. I
> removed OOo without even trying it. I think that might have been too
> much to ask. Try the Gnome Office components like AbiWord and Gnumeric
> instead of OOo. They have the advantage of not being fully integrated :-)
>
> Woo
>
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I bit the bullet and installed Yoper.

Wow. Its WAY faster than FC4 was. Not got it running long ago, but I can 
already see its considerably faster.

I'm gonna try Abiword etc, think I get the impression unless I've got OOo 
installed on a Kray SuperComputer...it aint gonna be fast ! ;)

Sean.



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