Linux distros for older hardware (Linux.com)

Linux distros for older hardware (Linux.com)

Posted Feb 25, 2006 17:52 UTC (Sat) by a9db0 (subscriber, #2181)
Parent article: Linux distros for older hardware (Linux.com)

There is one other benefit to older hardware - Linux Terminals. I have an old P90 with 384mb that I use as a terminal. Boots linux, runs fwm95 just fine, handles basic browsing with local processing, and runs X apps like OpenOffice on my server. It even runs Vmware/Windows 2000 sessions nicely, which is great for my 4 year old. She can play games and muck about without worry, as I can simply reset her session to the last stable snapshot I made. It's quiet, and uses less power than any of my Athlon based systems.

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