What distros are good for this type of computer? (dell pentium 410)
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Distribution: ALT linux 2.4 Master, and Fendora 5, and I have a damn small linux Live CD, and ubutu sever edition
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What distros are good for this type of computer? (dell pentium 410)
hey, I really haven't been on this forum in quite a while. Anyways I still have one other computer, a dell Pentium 410. its a Pentium 3, I don't know what hard drives i have that are willing to cooperate, but it is pretty much the same computer that came off the shelfs, i guess. anyways Im taking it apart and going to put it in a compact case and give it something that boots up real fast. i was thinking about making it a multimedia platform thing compact so i can carry it around, but i think ill pass on this one. now im thinking about some sort of assistant like somthing that i can put notes on and display stuff, like the time and date, so i need a user friendly distro (REALLY userfriendly, so userfriendly that my mom could use it with ease.....well maybe thats a bit to much to ask for) i just need it small and to be able to move stuff around on it, display stuff, i guess modifiable is the word. So what distros do u recommend?
Distribution: ALT linux 2.4 Master, and Fendora 5, and I have a damn small linux Live CD, and ubutu sever edition
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well right now im currently leaning towards Damn small Linux, and Ill probably install it on the HDD. but I would like a OS with widgets or customizable, like i said before.
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