Re: What Linux distro to use for old Intel machine, that fits on CDs?

On Sun, 29 Jun 2008 02:28:42 -0700, raylopez99 wrote:

On Jun 28, 10:55 am, General Schvantzkopf <schvantzk...@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

As for the original question, I wouldn't bother doing anything with a
200MHz box except to use it as a backup server or a firewall. A 500MHz
processor is the lowest spec processor that I would consider for
desktop use.

General--I appreciate your answer. It seems you are correct, but for
fun I want to try loading Linux on this machine. Remember the specs,
like a good engineer: the noob does not care about anything but
checking email on Yahoo, printing a letter using OpenOffice--that's IT!
Nothing else. Not even Java on the browser. No games. No email program
like Eudora/Outlook. Nothing.

Windows 2000 'works' (takes forever, but remember AV sw is loaded on
it)--so why can't Linux?

Bonus questions: is Linux stable? How often does it crash? Do viruses
exist (realistically, not 'one time 10 years ago')? Do I need antivirus
software for this simple system?

RL

If all you want to do is try Linux on it then download a copy of Fedora 9
Live and try it, all it will cost you is a blank CD. If the system has
512M then it can run the full Gnome desktop, it will just be slow. If F9
won't run on this box then nothing will, in which case you should just
take that system outside and put it out of it's misery.

You never need antivirus software on Linux but with a 200MHz processor
there is no way this system is going to be fast with any modern software.
.

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