don’t throw away grandpa’s laptop just yet! 😀
- test out TinyCore GNU Linux
- http://tinycorelinux.net (could not be bothered with https yet)
- is possibly the most ressource efficient GNU Linux distribution out there
Product Highlights:
• 1x Core Intel® Mobile Pentium II processor, 300MHz
• 6.4 billion byte Ultra DMA 33 HDD
• 10.4” Poly-silicon TFT active matrix display
• 64MB SDRAM, expandable to 128MB
• Spacious Touch-Type-Keyboard
• Integrated V.90/K56flex modem
• Integrated Intel 10/100 Ethernet networking
• Includes high-capacity battery for 3 hours of battery life under full power
• Approximately ¾” thin and 3lbs. light
• Innovative design that defines style – magnesium alloy casing with silver-metallic lid
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- Tiny Core (23 MB) is the recommended option for new users who have a wired network connection. It includes the base Core system and a dynamic FLTK/FLWM graphical user interface.[5]
- Core (17 MB) (also known as “Micro Core Linux”) is a smaller variant of Tiny Core without a graphical desktop, though additional extensions can be added to create a system with a graphical desktop environment.[5]
- Core64 is a port to the x86_64 architecture with a 32-bit user land, i.e. it uses a 64-bit kernel and 64-bit modules, but it can use the same extensions as Core.[6]
- CorePure64 is a port of “Core” to the x86_64 architecture. 64-bit kernel and 64-bit extensions.[6]
- dCore (12 MB) is a core made from Debian or Ubuntu compatible files that uses import and the SCE package format,[7] a self-contained package format for the Tiny Core distribution since 5.x series.
- Core Plus (106 MB) is “an installation image and not the distribution”.[clarification needed][5] It is composed of Tiny Core with additional functionality, most notably wireless support and non-US keyboard support.[5]
- piCore is the Raspberry Pi port of “Core”. (Wiki)
GNU Linux Debian the Universal (RUNS ANYWHERE EVEN TOASTERS!) OS
it runs better on G4 PowerPC systems with NVIDIA than on G5? Steve would be proud.
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