View Poll Results: What OS should I use?
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Windows XP Pro
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Windows ME
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Windows 2000
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Windows 98se
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OS on a 233Mhz
i wannna see what os u guys think i should put on my 233mhz 128mb ram machine..i wont use it for gameing just serfing the net, using audio out and chatting
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Windows 98 would probably be the best. But, support for 98 is not going to last forever. Windows 2000 will easily run on that machine, and for bare bones uses may be a better option.
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Tiger Shark
Windows 98,i ran it on my Packard Bell 233mhz
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Hammerhead Shark
no contest. for those tasks with those specs, you should use linux. try libranet 2.7, which i think still uses IceWM as the default window manager, giving a very win98 feel (at twice the speed  ).
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Hammerhead Shark
no way windows XP will run on that pc AND you want to use the net....after you dl SP1 on that computer or any updates...it'll run slow as hell....would reccommend 2000 cuz its stable....but i dont knw if you would want to dl the SP's on it......
....or you could go linux since you aren't doing anything that NEEDS windows...
Last edited by nanokooshball; 06-20-2004 at 04:53 PM.
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Hammerhead Shark
The days of saying that Internet surfing works on a slow computer are over. This is the age of Spyware. The common man or woman surfing the Internet needs a 6GHz PC with 20GB of RAM to make sure they don't suffer from any spyware-related slowdowns. Too bad today's hardware isn't powerful enough to do it.
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Hammerhead Shark
Originally posted by Russell
The days of saying that Internet surfing works on a slow computer are over. This is the age of Spyware. The common man or woman surfing the Internet needs a 6GHz PC with 20GB of RAM to make sure they don't suffer from any spyware-related slowdowns. Too bad today's hardware isn't powerful enough to do it.
it is if you use linux, because linux doesn't have any spyware.
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The Medieval Mod
Linux is not a bad option. Dowload a browser and a chat program and your ready
Last edited by freedonX; 06-21-2004 at 08:39 PM.
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I run FreeBSD 5.1 on an HP machine that is similar.
I wouldn't bother with Win98se as it is very old and obsolete. Some web site will require IE 6 as a minimum very soon.
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ok i am going to try to use xp just for kicks and giggles. i set windows for the "adjust for the best performance" if it is too slow i will work my way down to 2000 then 98se i heard ME is just a toy.
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Hammerhead Shark
y not something like FreeBSD instead of 98se?
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well because i dont wanna take the to teach my family how to use a different os incase they wanna use it plus i dont really know how do use anything other than windows because i never tried. i used redhat b-4 but it was confusing...i just got xp on it and its running fine so far it hasnt been slow at all but well see what happens when i start installing programs
Last edited by hubes44; 06-22-2004 at 12:27 AM.
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nuclear launch detected
anything less than 128mb ram will be nightmare on a winxp system. It will run with slightly less, but the swap file usage is like every 2 seconds... I already tried... win98 = the crapola... Anything slower than a 500mhz, i would reccomend win2k but on a 200mhz linux is probably your best bet
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Sleeps with the Fishes
A very stripped down version of win2k would probably be your best bet in terms of security, performance, and stability.
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