Paul wrote:
>
> > ok, here is the real question: why do people try running linux?, the
> > impression i had gathered was that it was a lighter os and could be used on
> > older machines, (i386 etc). I was a little dismayed when i saw the download
> > size. How much disk space will a bare install need?
> >
> > David and Alicia
>
> Hi,
>
> Most people that 'try' running linux have probably not read enough about it to know
>what
> is possible and how to do it.
> Millions of people run Linux and are happy with it.
>
> Progress is made in all areas, in the development of linux, Windows, and hardware.
>If the
> hardware gets more potent, then the OS's of that timeframe will grow along with that.
> You can indeed run Linux on a 386, but you can not expect to take all the advantages
>of
> the new OS-technology using old hardware-technology.
> Mandrake is optimized for Pentium class processors, not i386.
> Redhat is compiled for i386, and when you use RH5.2 (from which, if I am not
>mistaken,
> Mandrake originated) or RH6.0, that will run nicely on an I386. You can not install
> everything, but a basic system with some Xwindow support should be possible on your
>specs
> of i386 with 540mb. Even with 8 megs of RAM, this should function. (Not 'run', but
> 'walk'.)
>
> Compare what you need for a basic mandrake installation with a bare Xwindow system,
>and
> windows95, and you may not find much difference. Using Linux made me microsoft
> independent, free of blue screens of death, DLL's in all forms and shapes and
>versions, an
> uninterpretable registry file, and the power to influence the system and repair it
>when it
> breaks down. Windows does not let me do that.
> If you seek the ease of windows, being taken by the hand by wizards which make all
>the
> decisions for you, then windows is what you want. If you want to be able to use your
> computer by what you put in it yourself, then you can go with Linux.
> (My expression of thoughts entirely of course.)
> Paul
Good ol' DLLS. Once of the major causes of many Windows crashes.
--
Roman
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