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List:       novalug
Subject:    Re: [novalug] Distro recommendation for underpowered PC
From:       Bonnie Dalzell <bdalzell () qis ! net>
Date:       2006-07-25 2:20:33
Message-ID: Pine.GSO.4.21.0607242220090.304-100000 () eclipse
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On Mon, 24 Jul 2006, Art Chimes wrote:

AC >I'm trying to rescue an old Compaq desktop - 192mb RAM, 4gb HD, ca.
AC >1999. I forget which AMD processor it has, but suffice it to say it's
AC >no speed demon. In its former life it ran Win98.
AC >
AC >I would appreciate a recommendation for a user-friendly distro that
AC >will run reasonably well on this machine, preferably with Gnome or KDE
AC >desktop.

Try Puppy Linux
AC >
AC >TIA,
AC >-Art-
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