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Old 11-20-2016, 12:42 PM   #1
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repurpose old pc


what can i do with 1ghz/512ram amd athlon?
i have antix 15 installed, it runs pretty well
but the processing power just isnt there
youtube, fb, and heavy js sites lag

its big noisy and thirsty
any idea what to use it for?

will probably give it for free, but what can it actually run?
 
Old 11-20-2016, 12:48 PM   #2
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will probably give it for free, but what can it actually run?
Hi...

At this point, probably very little with it's current specs. Word processing should be fine, though, using a lighter program like AbiWord. Perhaps some 2D games like chess or checkers. It might help a little bit if the memory and processor were upgraded. Is this a laptop or a desktop system? What is the brand and model (and model number?)

Regards...

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Old 11-20-2016, 01:46 PM   #3
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it is a desktop, no brand, generic gray box
whats sad is i got more power and less powerdraw on my android, but i dont have linux on it
 
Old 11-21-2016, 02:31 PM   #4
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the computer is ok.
it's the internet of today that is getting heavier & heavier.
the lightest distro cannot change that.
antiX is already pretty good.
next, drop flash. really, most sites Just Work (tm) with html5 these days.
use a(n even) lighter (but modern, probably webkit based) browser - maybe qupzilla?
 
Old 11-21-2016, 08:14 PM   #5
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My Motorcycle Shop Streaming Internet Radio Player runs AntiX and internet radio stations hooked up to a old thrown out 200 watt per channel stereo receiver and some cheap speakers.

Code:
$ inxi -F -z
System:    Host: biker Kernel: 2.6.38-7.dmz.2-liquorix-686 i686 (32 bit) 
           Desktop: Fluxbox 1.3.2 Distro: antiX-base- Jayaben Desai 25 April 2011
Machine:   System: GATEWAY product: W3507 version: 500
           Mobo: Intel model: D102GGC2 version: AAD70214-201
           Bios: Intel version: GC11020M.15A.2010.2006.0817.0956 date: 08/17/2006
Computer was dumpster dived acquired.
It has been a shop stereo unit for years now.

I am not in my shop presently. It is closed for the night. But to give a example of what I am saying.

My input jack to the stereo from my headphone jack on desktop

My rca jacks plug into the phono input jack on one of these.

My wireless usb is a Dlink DWA 130

And the .pls files I play in xmms are <I set the default run action as xmms for .pls files in rox file manager>

Code:
harry@biker:~/Music/stream
$ ls
106_rock.pls           Creek_valley.pls     gultch_radio.pls        jammerz_radio.pls      Misfits_radio.pls        Philly-rock_radio.pls    Shizophonic.pls    Xenu.pls
2nd2none.pls           Dangerous.pls        Hamilton.pls            KGUP_radio.pls         MNR.pls                  Phoenix_Underground.pls  sinister.pls       xlr8.pls
AGX.pls                Dark_Mother.pls      hypnotic_radio.pls      KXZR_radio.pls         namesaker.pls            planet_radio.pls         Supernatural.pls
AmpZ_Adults.pls        Dead_to_self.pls     icygold_radio.pls       Lava.pls               No-Boundries_radio.pls   ProgRock.pls             Sweet_Harmony.pls
Audio_Ink.pls          DoomNation.pls       idiosync_radio.pls      lava_radio.pls         Nuclear_Rock_radio.pls   psychedelic_radio.pls    The_Edge101.pls
bglradio.pls           Edge.pls             ikoala_radio.pls        Legion.pls             Nuff.pls                 RadioDP.pls              Total-Metal.pls
Boardies.pls           GenX.pls             indie_revolution.pls    liveandloud_radio.pls  Perihelion_radio.pls     Rage_989.pls             V103.pls
Classic_Deep_cuts.pls  Great_Big_Radio.pls  insane-realm_radio.pls  MavKickAss_radio.pls   Pet_Gaurdians_radio.pls  Sanctuary.pls            Wide_Radius.pls
That is one way I re-purpose old gear. It also hold manuals in .pdf format that I use to reference when working on motorcycles. I can get on the internet with it and play youtube through smtube also. I browse mostly using Dillo and Links2 with it.
 
Old 11-28-2016, 03:12 PM   #6
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Hi...

At this point, probably very little with it's current specs. Word processing should be fine, though, using a lighter program like AbiWord. Perhaps some 2D games like chess or checkers. It might help a little bit if the memory and processor were upgraded. Is this a laptop or a desktop system? What is the brand and model (and model number?)

Regards...
try puppy linux
 
  


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