Linux offers some additional options for weak hardware as well. Ubuntu has a nice smaller cousin named Xubuntu that runs nicely on PIIIs. For PIIs, you might want to try out Damn Small Linux (aka DSL) or Peanut Linux. I haven't tried Peanut Linux in a while, but DSL makes old hardware just sing.
-Kevin Ed Leafe wrote: > Without a GUI, Linux can indeed run on some weak hardware, but the > GUI requirements of any OS put the same load on a machine. If the > machine would run XP slowly, it will probably run Ubuntu slowly, too. > _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
