tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-690445097467041541.post1720701384787543388..comments2023-08-07T16:26:03.142+03:00Comments on Lightweight Linux: How old is an old computer?Mikkohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11422579971698369218noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-690445097467041541.post-12074544786050310202009-11-22T19:13:15.478+02:002009-11-22T19:13:15.478+02:00Nice blog, just stumbled upon it.
Yeah i would cla...Nice blog, just stumbled upon it.<br />Yeah i would classify a old computer now as anything less than a 1 GHz with 500MB ram. l currently run debian unstable with fluxbox wm on a 600mhz machine which i picked up for a bargain on ebay and it runs quite reasonable with carefully chosen applications.<br />My workplace has just upgraded its computer system and ive taken home a AMD 850mhz which was cagwaithttp://www.cagwait.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-690445097467041541.post-17666670149485194372009-11-16T10:04:07.159+02:002009-11-16T10:04:07.159+02:00I'd say 10 years is the age of an old computer...I'd say 10 years is the age of an old computer. My current computer is about 4 years old, and still can run pretty much anything you can think of. It was practically top of the line when I got it, and so I'd imagine it'll last for a good while.Fastest Weight Losshttp://findadiet.net/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-690445097467041541.post-65546170192160317812009-08-11T13:04:19.804+03:002009-08-11T13:04:19.804+03:00I like the keyboard better than the one in iBook.I like the keyboard better than the one in iBook.cheap computershttp://www.electrocomputerwarehouse.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-690445097467041541.post-23853848255753507572009-05-27T00:23:56.878+03:002009-05-27T00:23:56.878+03:00Hey Guys, Nice Blog, you can check out my experien...Hey Guys, Nice Blog, you can check out my experiences @ afner03.wordpress.comAfner Hernandezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10767905239025393275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-690445097467041541.post-60021958986448208152009-01-28T03:52:00.000+02:002009-01-28T03:52:00.000+02:00hoo rah! go old computers. great blog. thats basic...hoo rah! go old computers. great blog. thats basically all i do. i mean when you boot up your ubuntu and make it lo-fat, you wouldn't expect it to work well on a Pentium II but hey, mine is great. boots up using 45mb ram. =D <BR/><BR/>kinda just blabbing away but really cool dude, i found someone else who has alot of old junky computers and isnt afraid to use it! <BR/><BR/>drop me an email?<BR/><Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13355656963792739058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-690445097467041541.post-41674447213780745572009-01-21T15:59:00.000+02:002009-01-21T15:59:00.000+02:00Hi!I have PIII Compaq Deskpro, which has 512MB ram...Hi!<BR/><BR/>I have PIII Compaq Deskpro, which has 512MB ram and 650Mhz processor. It's running Debian with LAMP stack with a message board and bunch of other useful stuff like Mpd and samba. Uptime now is about 130 days. Works just great!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-690445097467041541.post-10043670740318871712009-01-18T05:49:00.000+02:002009-01-18T05:49:00.000+02:00I have an (at leat) 11 year-old PC that I'm trying...I have an (at leat) 11 year-old PC that I'm trying to bring back to life. Modern distros give me a kernel panic at boot, but I've got Puppy Linux and DSL working (the former crashes due to lack of ram). One day you'll live again :(KenBW2https://www.blogger.com/profile/15719247038394989297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-690445097467041541.post-20408477917035723872009-01-15T17:04:00.000+02:002009-01-15T17:04:00.000+02:00Just found this blog courtesy of Mikkos sig. I gue...Just found this blog courtesy of Mikkos sig. I guess I run old equipment.<BR/><BR/>1. I have 2 Amrel RT 686 Laptops.<BR/>2. 1 panasonic CF-48.<BR/>3. 1 Compaq 1540 DM<BR/><BR/>All work wirelessly and have internet access using different distros of linux.rokytnjihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05628237588907197684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-690445097467041541.post-65403688261537478032009-01-10T23:23:00.000+02:002009-01-10T23:23:00.000+02:00@Anonymous: We will probably soon get even newer u...@Anonymous: We will probably soon get even newer used hardware for free when the people start to buy computers with Vista. :-)Mikkohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11422579971698369218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-690445097467041541.post-90953758023390016162009-01-10T03:08:00.000+02:002009-01-10T03:08:00.000+02:00Also to add,The most common reason I see for the c...Also to add,<BR/><BR/>The most common reason I see for the computer-upgrade-because-the-old-one-is-too-slow is due to Windows users getting viruses and loading too many programs and clogging up the hard drive. <BR/><BR/>Reinstalling with Linux makes those machines really run well - for a much longer time yet. I do see some Linux size creep with each launch.. I used to travel with a 300Mhz Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-690445097467041541.post-83090662354434060112009-01-10T03:04:00.000+02:002009-01-10T03:04:00.000+02:00I recently gave up on a P2-266Mhz 'kitchen compute...I recently gave up on a P2-266Mhz 'kitchen computer' - caseless motherboard jammed in kitchen cabinet with 15" monitor and sawed-off keyboard (yes - really sawed right off the keypad) so it fits in a standard kitchen cabinet. Closes up and hides the thing. Used to run LTSP through it, but lately was just DSL.<BR/><BR/>Wanted a bit more use out of it so upgraded to a small desktop P3-500Mhz Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-690445097467041541.post-34259638000247096432009-01-08T15:57:00.000+02:002009-01-08T15:57:00.000+02:00@Jorge: Now that you mention it, I completely agre...@Jorge: Now that you mention it, I completely agree with the point about USB. The 1.44 disks are something I rather would not use anymore :-)Mikkohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11422579971698369218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-690445097467041541.post-66791403108076822162009-01-08T14:26:00.000+02:002009-01-08T14:26:00.000+02:00Too old to be useful: anything that doesn't have a...Too old to be useful: anything that doesn't have a LAN connection (RJ45) or -- even worse -- USB. Also, anything with less than 64MB memory.<BR/>Old but still usable: 64+MB (preferably 128+), at least 600MHz.<BR/>Slowly getting old: less than 1GHz, less than 512MB memory; anything that doesn't handle newer versions of browsers.<BR/><BR/>Sometimes a small upgrade (memory, disk, a LAN card) is Jorge M. Rosahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17368929249488621036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-690445097467041541.post-69270947572723828522009-01-08T10:58:00.000+02:002009-01-08T10:58:00.000+02:00Anything over 4 years I consider old too. My curre...Anything over 4 years I consider old too. My current desktop is about that age and am looking for a replacement. I also use a 12yo Pentium Pro 200 overclocked to 233MHz that was my main computer for almost 10 years. Had 128MB RAM and a 4GB 7200rpm SCSI disk that I paid a lot of money for, but I'm so glad I did back then. While everyone around me was upgrading, my beast kept chugging on. I Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12170572784481628483noreply@blogger.com