voxpopular

@voxpopular (8)

United States • Age 34

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Is Linux good for older computer?

clorissa123 @clorissa123 (4926) • United States 25 Mar 09

I have an old computer at home. I didn't use it for while, but I also don't to get rid of it. I just want to use it for surfing the web. The newest Windows, such XP or Vista won't compatible with this machine. I just wonder if...

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voxpopular I used Damn Small with Fluxbox for a couple of years on a PII/300MHz/128MB laptop. My concern is that Fluxbox is too unintuitive for the average user who's just sick of Windows and isn't expecting to spend a lot of time poking around and getting the hang of a...

30 Mar 09

Is Linux good for older computer?

clorissa123 @clorissa123 (4926) • United States 25 Mar 09

I have an old computer at home. I didn't use it for while, but I also don't to get rid of it. I just want to use it for surfing the web. The newest Windows, such XP or Vista won't compatible with this machine. I just wonder if...

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voxpopular I'd suggest Zenwalk, personally. I hear it's more lightweight than Xubuntu, and I use it on a ~10-year-old laptop (500MHz Pentium III processor, 320MB RAM, 10GB hard drive). It runs a sight faster than Windows 2000, which I also have installed for when I need...

30 Mar 09