wondering how well this machine will run linux

h00ligan · 02-12-2004, 12:43 AM

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.

rberry88 · 02-12-2004, 12:50 AM

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

h00ligan · 02-13-2004, 12:53 AM

Thanks for the reply and info! I'm sure i'll be back.. a lot.

Quote:

Originally posted by rberry88
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