[SWLUG] Re: Xandros experience

Lyn David Thomas lyn at trebute.fsnet.co.uk
Tue Jul 19 20:54:05 UTC 2005


On Tue, 19 Jul 2005 21:44:10 +0100 (BST)
Rhys Sage <rhys_sage at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Thanks for the help. I've fixed the boot record on the
> hard drive.
> 
> This leaves me with two working PCs... one runs
> Windows XP and one runs Windows 98.
> 
> Now I have two more to work on. One had Windows 98 and
> 128mb ram. I'd like to run a Linux desktop environment
> on that - in 128mb and run some photo-editing software
> and use it on the internet. Is that possible or would
> I be better turning it over to being a server? I can't
> imagine Ubuntu would work with 128mb and 1.4ghz CPU.

I think it would....

On the other hand it would be ideal for Vector Linux Soho 5.01

> It struggled to do much on the Dell 4300s with 256mb
> ram and a 2.4ghz cpu. The other computer is a dell 600
> with a 600mhz CPU and 64mb ram.

Ah that would be ideal for Vector Linux 5 Standard when that comes
out!  In the meanwhile try Vector Linux 4.2


Details at http://www.vectorlinux.com



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