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Steve-O 2004




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PostPosted: Sun, 20th Mar 2005 12:26    Post subject: which OS would you use on this system?
450mhz P3 with 256mb Ram and onboard 8mb or 16mb shared graphics I think it is.

I would say to use Windows 98, but what do you think?

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PostPosted: Sun, 20th Mar 2005 13:16    Post subject:
Hmm personally I would pick Win98 though if you are going to use that as a little server then pick Linux...

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PostPosted: Sun, 20th Mar 2005 13:39    Post subject:
None, I would go with a nice linux distro. Winxp will just eat that system and ask for mor, win 98 is no longer supported by MS....go with Linux
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PostPosted: Sun, 20th Mar 2005 13:54    Post subject:
Probably Win_2000_Pro
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PostPosted: Sun, 20th Mar 2005 14:10    Post subject:
HYPERSONiC wrote:
Probably Win_2000_Pro


indeed


or Windows ME Very Happy
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PostPosted: Sun, 20th Mar 2005 15:01    Post subject:
whats best linux setup to go with ?

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PostPosted: Sun, 20th Mar 2005 15:15    Post subject:
Windows 2000

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PostPosted: Mon, 21st Mar 2005 00:21    Post subject:
Same here, windows 2k.

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PostPosted: Mon, 21st Mar 2005 00:35    Post subject:
Bad options you got in the poll. As you probably won't game on it I would choose GNU/Linux or FreeBSD. You can make a decent ftp/web or fileserver of it. If you're new to linux take a look at Ubuntu.

skidrow I wouldn't install WinME until I got a gun pointed at my head. Same with Win 98. The kernel and the user interface + more of those OS:s are very unstable.


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PostPosted: Mon, 21st Mar 2005 10:25    Post subject:
Get more ram and u can use XP.

I have installed XP on a p2 400/512ram/banshee AGP and it was running smooth with most services off. Its perfect for browsing and playing Diablo II Razz
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PostPosted: Mon, 21st Mar 2005 10:29    Post subject:
Diablo 2 should play even faster on Linux with Wine and without extra memory.
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PostPosted: Mon, 21st Mar 2005 15:04    Post subject:
If you are going to use it not as Server : Windows 2000 Pro SP4
As Server should you first choose Linux ( http://www.linuxiso.org )
I would prefer Win 2000 before Win98 Smile


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