wondering how well this machine will run linux
I just bought a thinkpad t20 online..
specs of the machine will be p3-700 512 megs pc 100 60 gig hdd i'm just wondering if this is enough machine to run linux well.. as far as.. well i know it will run it.. i mean a toaster can.. i just wonder if i am going to find x laggy on a machine this old.. for another 85$ i can upgrade it to a 933... worth it? just wondering.. and also a recommendation on a good wirelss card for linus.. does it support 802.11g cards yet? wpa? thanks for helping a newb out. |
A p3-700 will be just fine. I installed Damn Small Linux to my Toshiba Tecra 500CDT laptop that has a pentium I - 133 Mhz with no unusual problems. On this machine I was able to get X running with twm without any bells and whistles pretty good. It's mainly for surfing the web and e-mail and playing card games and word processing.
As far as a good wireless card, I use a DLink Air 802.11b 16bit card to work off my broadband connection just fine. I haven't heard about any 802.11g cards being overly successful yet. rberry88 |
Thanks for the reply and info! I'm sure i'll be back.. a lot.
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