Comments on: Linux For An Old Laptop http://www.pcmech.com/article/linux-for-an-old-laptop/ Tech Powered Life... Simplified Sat, 09 Feb 2013 03:19:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: PC Daily Tips » Loading A Older Computer With A Newer OShttp://www.pcmech.com/article/linux-for-an-old-laptop/comment-page-1/#comment-6178 PC Daily Tips » Loading A Older Computer With A Newer OS Sat, 24 Nov 2007 08:33:16 +0000 http://1613975327#comment-6178 [...] had a laptop die on her (after 8 years of service), so I’m having to a appropriate my old Linux laptop and load Windows 2000 on it (thanks to some advice on the PC Mech forums). I was able to [...] [...] had a laptop die on her (after 8 years of service), so I’m having to a appropriate my old Linux laptop and load Windows 2000 on it (thanks to some advice on the PC Mech forums). I was able to [...]

]]> By: Mighty Linuxz » Linux For An Old Laptophttp://www.pcmech.com/article/linux-for-an-old-laptop/comment-page-1/#comment-6177 Mighty Linuxz » Linux For An Old Laptop Sun, 11 Nov 2007 13:20:49 +0000 http://1613975327#comment-6177 [...] read more | digg story [...] [...] read more | digg story [...]

]]> By: Wrap Margin » Blog Archive » Linux For An Old Laptophttp://www.pcmech.com/article/linux-for-an-old-laptop/comment-page-1/#comment-6176 Wrap Margin » Blog Archive » Linux For An Old Laptop Wed, 19 Sep 2007 17:22:15 +0000 http://1613975327#comment-6176 [...] read more [...] [...] read more [...]

]]> By: Les Khttp://www.pcmech.com/article/linux-for-an-old-laptop/comment-page-1/#comment-6175 Les K Sun, 12 Aug 2007 09:39:00 +0000 http://1613975327#comment-6175 Best performance for slightly more up-to-date laptops ( 500-800Mhz ) is gained with another Linux distro - Mandriva Free 2007. Picks up devices a treat; there's a huge repository of additional software to download, and you can mix both desktop & Server software on one OS. Hard to beat ! Best performance for slightly more up-to-date laptops ( 500-800Mhz ) is gained with another Linux distro – Mandriva Free 2007. Picks up devices a treat; there’s a huge repository of additional software to download, and you can mix both desktop & Server software on one OS. Hard to beat !

]]> By: PC Daily Tips » More On Making Use Of Old Laptopshttp://www.pcmech.com/article/linux-for-an-old-laptop/comment-page-1/#comment-6174 PC Daily Tips » More On Making Use Of Old Laptops Mon, 06 Aug 2007 08:35:04 +0000 http://1613975327#comment-6174 [...] of my recent posts discussed installing Puppy Linux on an ancient laptop (P1-266/80MB RAM) I had. After a couple of weeks of use, I have found myself using it exclusively [...] [...] of my recent posts discussed installing Puppy Linux on an ancient laptop (P1-266/80MB RAM) I had. After a couple of weeks of use, I have found myself using it exclusively [...]

]]> By: Jason Faulknerhttp://www.pcmech.com/article/linux-for-an-old-laptop/comment-page-1/#comment-6170 Jason Faulkner Thu, 26 Jul 2007 19:50:16 +0000 http://1613975327#comment-6170 That is odd, the site doesn't work for me either... try this link: http://www.puppylinux.org/user/news.php That is odd, the site doesn’t work for me either… try this link:
http://www.puppylinux.org/user/news.php

]]> By: Lowellhttp://www.pcmech.com/article/linux-for-an-old-laptop/comment-page-1/#comment-6173 Lowell Wed, 25 Jul 2007 18:51:30 +0000 http://1613975327#comment-6173 Attempted to connect to your puppy linux link, but IE7 will not go to that site. Is it my PC/IE7 or your link? Let me know. Attempted to connect to your puppy linux link, but IE7 will not go to that site. Is it my PC/IE7 or your link? Let me know.

]]> By: alienjeffhttp://www.pcmech.com/article/linux-for-an-old-laptop/comment-page-1/#comment-6172 alienjeff Tue, 24 Jul 2007 21:49:55 +0000 http://1613975327#comment-6172 I've got an old Gateway Solo 5150 lappy that serves me well. Regardless of what various distros say about minimum HW requirements, you can do yourself a huge favor by maxing out the RAM on such machines. Besides saving hard drive thrashing from the inevitable swap partition activity on low RAM machines, apps will respond much more quickly.It has been my experience that RAM provides the biggest bang for the buck with these old lappies.Check out these folks for RAM for older boxes and lappies: http://www.oempcworld.com/PC_memory1.htm-aj I’ve got an old Gateway Solo 5150 lappy that serves me well. Regardless of what various distros say about minimum HW requirements, you can do yourself a huge favor by maxing out the RAM on such machines. Besides saving hard drive thrashing from the inevitable swap partition activity on low RAM machines, apps will respond much more quickly.

It has been my experience that RAM provides the biggest bang for the buck with these old lappies.

Check out these folks for RAM for older boxes and lappies: http://www.oempcworld.com/PC_memory1.htm

-aj

]]> By: Linux For An Old Laptop at Mack’s Tech Supporthttp://www.pcmech.com/article/linux-for-an-old-laptop/comment-page-1/#comment-6171 Linux For An Old Laptop at Mack’s Tech Support Mon, 23 Jul 2007 12:57:17 +0000 http://1613975327#comment-6171 [...] You might find that a minimal Linux distro will work just fine on that old piece of equipment.read more | digg [...] [...] You might find that a minimal Linux distro will work just fine on that old piece of equipment.read more | digg [...]

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