Pablo Manalastas (9 Dec 2002 09:10:04 +0800) > Linux will run even on an 8MB AT/386 machine, but it > will be so sluggish you might think it is a bad OS. > I do not understand why everyone thinks that if you > want to install WinXP at home you should get the > most souped up machine that you can afford > (Pentium4, 256MB ram, 40G hard disk, accelerated > video, etc.), but for Linux at home anything will do.
Probably because with all of XP's eyecandy, as well as the NT-based kernel, anything less would be sluggish. ;) > But if you really must get a refurbished unit, get > one which is at least a Pentium 266, 32 MB ram, 2-4G > ide disk, and S3Trio64 video. Then you would get > acceptable performance, but very robust (as long as > the hardware is not flaky--that is, good RAM. I'm guessing my whole box at home is suffering from just that-- flaky RAM. :( I've pretty much narrowed it down to that. Both my Win98SE and Linux partitions die at some point within an hour or two (especially when I'm recompiling the kernel, or really stressing out the CPU). Probably related to heat and a broken fan. Oh, and if you're planning to get a refurbished unit, check out the power supply and fan. And check if the motherboard has an onboard video card-- if it has, check that you have a separate card, and that the onboard chip has been disabled in CMOS. Those things eat up memory. :) ===== the CyberLizard CyberLizard productions Why, did you think I was sane? cyberlizard.digitalrice.com __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com _ Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at http://plug.linux.org.ph To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fully Searchable Archives With Friendly Web Interface at http://marc.free.net.ph To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send "subscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
