ckelly
Super Member
Folks
I just finished piecing together a very humble computer system for FREE :
P75
40 mb RAM
700 Mb HD (two 350 mb drives)
LAN
SVGA monitor
I did this using what was left from the old system - motherboard, processor, memory, case.
Today I scored an old 386, which I gutted the floppy drive, keyboard and monitor (which is in surprisingly good shape).
I know I have a sound card somewhere around, I'll have o look.
I put the machine together, and Voilà - a small machine for free, which will go to the home network, perfect for small use: word processing, spreadsheets and internet browsing.
Now, my questions:
To get more power out of this machine, should I use linux?
if so, which distribution is best for this case?
I have never used linux, but am VERY willing to learn.
So, what do you folks think?
I just finished piecing together a very humble computer system for FREE :
P75
40 mb RAM
700 Mb HD (two 350 mb drives)
LAN
SVGA monitor
I did this using what was left from the old system - motherboard, processor, memory, case.
Today I scored an old 386, which I gutted the floppy drive, keyboard and monitor (which is in surprisingly good shape).
I know I have a sound card somewhere around, I'll have o look.
I put the machine together, and Voilà - a small machine for free, which will go to the home network, perfect for small use: word processing, spreadsheets and internet browsing.
Now, my questions:
To get more power out of this machine, should I use linux?
if so, which distribution is best for this case?
I have never used linux, but am VERY willing to learn.
So, what do you folks think?