small machine needs a small linux.

[Endy]

Simon Slater wrote:
> On Tue, 2008-01-01 at 13:55 -0500, Ric Moore wrote:
>   
>>> shows recommended CPU for graphical Fedora 8 is still only 400 MHz,
>>>       
>> RAM only 256M
>> Thanks for all the replies!! I have tried Fedora 7 on an eMachine with
>> 512 of ram (that I tossed into it) and it really lags slower than my
>> old
>> old 486DX2-66 when I ran Caldera on it back when... with 32 megs of
>> memory. So, I was figuring that with a small enough distro they should
>> lift up their skirts and haul ass. No, I don't have to have rpm, but I
>> just prefer it since back when. 
>>
>> Just for grins, I'll re-install Fedora 7 to the eMachine and not
>> install
>> KDE or Gnome. I'll report back tomorrow what occurred and how she runs
>> and feels. Ric
>>
>>     
> I run FC6 on a PII 233MHz 512MB RAM with KDE.  For most general purposes
> like word processing, mail, small graphics it is not too slow.  Need
> some patience for big graphics, form letters  and web sites with lots of
> flash.  Won't play DVDs.  Depends on how the charity wants to use them I
> s'pose.
>   
Try the flashblock extension for firefox.  It lets you select which 
embedded flash to load and display.  It's great for saving processor 
power on any machine...flash isn't exactly the most efficient piece of 
software out there....
Endy