Re: [MLUG] Linux distro suitable for an older laptop...

[Shawn Parker <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

anything? my fiancée is buying this sewing machine that is basically a 
pda inside a sewing machine. i asked her if i could try to install an 
embedded linux on it and write some custom sewing software. she told me 
to keep my grubby hands off her toys.

:)

Spurling, Shannon wrote:

>Old? That's nothing! Most any modern Linux distro should run on that!
>:-)
>I have Slackware 10.0 running on older hardware than that at home. I
>have to admit that KDE is a bit sluggish on a P166, but my old AMD K6-2
>350 runs it just fine! Now, if any one can give me hints on what to run
>on my P75 laptop, that would be a good recommendation. 
>For a while, I made a hobby of trying to run Linux on any thing I could
>get my hands on. Since it's gone more mainstream, though, it's not been
>as much fun any more. 
>
>
>Shannon Spurling
>WAN Engineer -Specialist
>
>MOREnet, Network Services, Core Network
>3212 LeMone Industrial Blvd.
>Columbia, MO 65201
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>-----Original Message-----
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>[mailto:EMAIL:PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Duane Hargus
>Sent: Monday, December 20, 2004 5:33 PM
>To: MLUG Members
>Subject: [MLUG] Linux distro suitable for an older laptop...
>
>Any suggestions out there for a suitable distro for an older Dell Laptop
>
>(650mhz 128mb ram, 5 gb hdd)?  Wanting to demonstrate to some coworkers
>the 
>usefulness of linux.  I was thinking of just using my SUSE 9.0 install,
>but 
>started wondering if another flavor might be better suited to a laptop
>and 
>mobile use.  As it is, I can use Linux on my desktop pc's to get to 
>everything except my access databases (still trying to get the program
>to 
>work right)...  Or am I just being anal about the matter?  just looking
>for 
>the pro's and con's of different distro's (i.e. pcmcia compatibility, 
>netwotking, wireless, etc).
>
>Thanks
>Duane
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Shawn Parker
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