Tim Churches wrote:
And plenty of RAM - ideally 4GB according to IBM's tests:
http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=37756
Tim,
You've made me think.
I've spent a lot of time this summer fixing overheating boxes for GPs
and their family members, because the processors put out over 100W of
heat, SLI and other high-end video cards have their own power supply
sockets, now we are told we need 3-4GB of RAM for Vista. Lots of people
are recommending PSUs around 550W to cope with more than basic desktop PCs.
Haven't we all forgotten about the environmental impact, and what
proportion of these extra resources are actually helping us do work any
better?
I recently installed Xubuntu on my Linuxbox. It has several OS on
removable HDDs. Xubuntu uses XFCE, a really cut-down GUI interface. Very
fast, does everything you need. I like KDE, but this is more than
enough, and runs well on lower-end hardware. It has Openoffice, Firefox,
Gimp, etc.
I'm reminded of the V8 floating gin-palaces that passed for cars in 50s
and 60s USA. Anything bigger and hungrier must be better, and make you a
bigger man.
We need to get over all this, it's a sign that our affluence has
corrupted us more than we like to think. The third world will catch up
using technology it can afford, and Linux, or derivatives, will be right
up there.
Greg
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