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  1. 02-25-2003, 04:41 AM #1
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    What OS?

    Hey all,

    I just got my hands on my OLD computer and don't have a clue what to do with it. It's a Pentium 200Mhz w/ 96MB or ram and about 4gb of hard drive space (soon to be 6gb when i add an even older hard drive to it So, the question of the day is, what OS do you think i should put on it? I currently have a desktop and laptop both running XP Pro, and since that is probably out of the question i was thinking of a linux box. So, any recommendations on what distro would be the best. Mind you i'm a complete newbie when it comes to linux, so ease of use and ease of set up would be my deciding factors. Plus, connectivity is important but not paramount. Thanks,

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  2. 02-25-2003, 05:00 AM #2
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    I have a computer with the same specs running Win2000 Pro fairly decently.
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  3. 02-25-2003, 09:29 AM #3
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    That machine would handle Linux easily. I'd suggest RedHat 8.

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    I'd go with Redhat 8 myself too! Its a great place to start and should run alright on that machine..
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    if you must go with windows...then windows 2k
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  7. 02-27-2003, 12:12 AM #6
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    Redhat 8 it is. I've already got a P4 2ghz desktop and a 1.6ghz laptop running windows so i thought this would be a good place to try and learn linux. Thanks for the input.

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  8. 02-27-2003, 01:12 AM #7
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    Run Linux, Command Prompt only...talk about speend AND stability.
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  9. 03-02-2003, 04:46 AM #8
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    lol, speed, stablitiy and a whole lot of "what the hell is going on?!" Thanks though.


    Note: Apparently my other what the was unkosher.
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  11. 03-02-2003, 05:28 AM #9
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    Originally posted by Agathron
    lol, speed, stablitiy and a whole lot of "what the hell is going on?!" Thanks though.


    Note: Apparently my other what the was unkosher.
    think of it as investing in retaining your imagination.


    or...getting really good a typing "pwd".
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  12. 03-03-2003, 03:21 AM #10
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    lol, my imagination will be alright, i'm worried about going bald from pulling all my hair out.

    And what's the difference between linux and FreeBSD or is FreeBSD just a distro of linux?

    Sorry for the edits, i'm trying to win the longest-active-member-with-the-fewest-posts award
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  13. 03-03-2003, 01:32 PM #11
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    BSD is actually a revision of UNIX by..Berekley I believe.
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