On 5/13/05, Clair Ching <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, everyone! > > I have friends who want to switch to GNU/Linux. They are currently > using a bootleg copy of Windows 98 and other apps but they realize > that they ought to not do that anymore so they talked with me about it > and gave me these details: > > Hardware: > Pentium II 233 MHz > 2 GB > RAM 64 Mb > on board sound and video > external modem softk >
i was going to suggest vector linux but this is what distrowatch has to offer (but im not sure on the i386 part).. http://distrowatch.com/search.php?category=Old+computers&origin=All&basedon=All&desktop=All&architecture=i386&status=Active > What they want to do: > to record tapes to mp3 > web browsing > games > office suite > chat client > scribus > video and music playing capabilities > > I am not sure what distro they could install and what apps they could > use with these things in mind. I would appreciate suggestions and > comments. Thanks so much! > light distro + light wm (icewm| *box | xfce) + light apps. i dont think that baby can even handle OOo apps. and upgrading that RAM is one of the biggest boosts that the computer can get. try tipidpc.com for some second hand RAM if your friends are willing to risk it. :) ciao! -- "Programming, an artform that fights back" Anuerin G. Diaz Registered Linux User #246176 Friendly Linux Board @ http://mandrivausers.org/index.php _________________________________________________ Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List [email protected] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Read the Guidelines: http://linux.org.ph/lists Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph
