Subj : Re: best distro for an older computer
To   : comp.os.linux
From : Mike
Date : Wed Dec 08 2004 06:37 pm

Thank you to everyone who replied to this post from about 1-2 months 
ago. I wasn't able to read it until yesterday and I would like to say 
thanks to all who responded with the helpful suggestions. Based on many 
of the suggestions it would appear there is much hope of running a 
version of Linux on my older computer:

ASI Pro Pentium
x86 Family 5 Model 2 stepping 12 Genuine Intel
132 Megahertz AT/AT Compatible
32 MB ram
1.5 Gig hard drive

I will probably first try Slackware and also I might consider adding 
some more RAM to this computer, maybe increasing it from 32 to 64 MB of 
RAM. I might try Open Office but it looks like I might have better luck 
with Applix office suite or Star Office or Abiword.

Other distros commonly suggested to me for systems with low amounts of 
RAM were:
Debian and Vector

Mutt or Pine would be appropriate email clients. For web browsing I 
might consider Lynx. I might also try firefox for web browsing but it 
may not work well on my system with such little RAM.

Thanks for all the advice. Now I have a direction to take. Thanks!


-- 
Mike

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