[plug] (X)Ubuntu, older hardware (WAS: What version of CPU and Linux do people use?)

[Kev]

If it's an SD-RAM SODIMM that you need I have a 64meg one here doing 
nothing.

Kev

Tomasz Grzegurzko wrote:
>
>     I've got an old P2 Toshiba laptop (300MHz I think) with 64MB RAM which
>     needs an OS reinstall coz the Win98 is full of junk. I am considering
>     Xubuntu, any recommendations on the viability of this? What sort of
>     (open?)office experience should I expect?
>
>
> If you can get another 64MB of RAM in that beast, I'd say you'll be 
> okay with Xubuntu. Heck, 64MB would be okay -- not great -- usable. If 
> you're willing to compile you're own OS, Gentoo would be fine on that 
> machine..
>
> If you're superkeen, contact me off list, I may have 64MB of RAM for 
> that class machine lying around you can have, but only if you're 
> running Linux on it ;)
>
> Tomasz
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