[aclug-L] Re: Linux as an alternative to a Windows desktop

["Jonathan Hall" <flimzy@xxxxxxxxxx>]

> >>My laptop (486DX2/50, 24mb RAM, 10gb HD) is living proof that Win95 is
> >>better than Linux for GUI operation on limited hardware.  I have both 95
> >>OSR2 and Linux (Debian woody) installed.  I don't even bother using X
any
> >>more.  For a while, when my main PC was down, I used that laptop as my
main
> >>home computer, and used it in 95 the whole time (nearly 6 months), b/c
it
> >>was so much faster than X with the most basic configuration was in
Linux.
> RehHat 4.2 would easily fit on the laptop and everything it included
> would work well.

Any OS would easily *FIT* on that laptop.  Unless you're aware of an OS that
requires more than 10gb to install...


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