Subj : Re: Linux gaming on low end PC's?
To   : pyrewyrm
From : poindexter FORTRAN
Date : Fri Mar 28 2025 13:44:32

  Re: Re: Linux gaming on low end PC's?
  By: pyrewyrm to poindexter FORTRAN on Fri Mar 28 2025 02:50 pm

 > I would imagine taking a single-core XP machine and going to 7 would not be
 > great. I can even see a many of the moderately nice visuals linux distros
 > today might not perform well on such a machine.

They did OK, as long as there wasn't any background processing going on. Once you ran a virus scan or the index search kicked in you'd need to go for a walk.

Not much later, we got the first Core 2 duo systems with SATA drives, they were a breath of fresh air.
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