__/ [ John Locke ] on Monday 07 May 2007 16:27 \__
> On Mon, 07 May 2007 13:27:24 +0100, Roy Schestowitz
> <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>>Linux is Poised to Take Over the World
>>
>>,----[ Quote ]
>>| One of the biggest complaints I hear from computer users is how
>>| quickly their computers are made obsolete, either by the introduction
>>| of new software, demanding faster processors, more memory and better
>>| video cards, or else a new version of an operating system, demanding
>>| the same things. Linux, because of so many varieties, can be made
>>| into a perfect fit for almost any computer, no matter how old.
>>`----
> Well....old too a certain point. I've tried installing Suse, Fedora,
> etc. on old super socket 7 (AMD 500 MHz, Cyrix 333MHz) systems
> but its simply not enough CPU. Too sluggish. I would set the minimum
> hardware requirements at 1 GHz and 512 Meg of memory.
Suse and Fedora (present versions) are not suitable distros for that hardware
though. 512 MB of RAM ssme over the top as minimum requirements though, even
for KDE.
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