Subj : Re: Linux gaming on low end PC's?
To   : poindexter FORTRAN
From : Cozmo
Date : Sat Mar 29 2025 10:58:29


 pF>  > I would imagine taking a single-core XP machine and going to 7 would no
 pF>  > great. I can even see a many of the moderately nice visuals linux distr
 pF>  > today might not perform well on such a machine.
 pF> 
 pF> They did OK, as long as there wasn't any background processing going on.
 pF> Once you ran a virus scan or the index search kicked in you'd need to go
 pF> for a walk.
 pF> 
 pF> Not much later, we got the first Core 2 duo systems with SATA drives,
 pF> they were a breath of fresh air.

LOL! I run my BBS on a P4 running Windows 7. The OS runs fine but most Web browers don't and like you said, forget about running any virus software. I'm using Seamonkey and that seems to run fine. 

It works fine for running Mystic but thats pretty much all I use if for.

|02-=|10Cozmo|02=-

.... I wish life had a scroll-back buffer.

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