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Here's what I'm finding:<br>
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<p><b>Processor</b></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="height: 12px; vertical-align: middle;" width="27%">
<p><b>Vendor</b></p>
</td>
<td style="height: 12px; vertical-align: middle;" width="22%">
<p><b>Model</b></p>
</td>
<td style="height: 12px; vertical-align: middle;" width="29%">
<p><b>Speed:</b></p>
</td>
<td style="height: 12px; vertical-align: middle;" width="22%">
<p><b>Cache</b></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="height: 12px; vertical-align: middle;" width="27%">
<p>AMD</p>
</td>
<td style="height: 12px; vertical-align: middle;" width="22%">
<p>K6-2</p>
</td>
<td style="height: 12px; vertical-align: middle;" width="29%">
<p>380 MHz</p>
</td>
<td style="height: 12px; vertical-align: middle;" width="22%">
<p>64 K</p>
</td>
</tr>
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roman,times,serif; width: 450px;" border="1" cellpadding="2"
cellspacing="1">
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<td colspan="3" style="vertical-align: middle;">
<p><b>Memory</b></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="vertical-align: middle;" width="34%">
<p><b>System Memory</b></p>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: middle;" width="35%">
<p><b>Expansion Board</b></p>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: middle;" width="31%">
<p><b>Total Memory</b></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="vertical-align: middle;" width="34%">
<p><b>Standard</b></p>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: middle;" width="35%">
<p><b>Optional</b></p>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: middle;" width="31%"> </td>
</tr>
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<td style="vertical-align: middle;" width="34%">
<p>64 MB</p>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: middle;" width="35%">
<p>128 MB</p>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: middle;" width="31%">
<p>192 MB</p>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
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550px;" border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="1">
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<td colspan="6" valign="top">
<p><b>Hard Drive</b></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top" width="12%">
<p><b>Vendor</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="22%">
<p><b>Model</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="11%">
<p><b>Size</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="12%">
<p><b>Buffer</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="16%">
<p><b>Speed</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="28%">
<p><b>Interface</b></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top" width="12%">
<p>Hitachi</p>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="22%">
<p>DK228A-65<br>
</p>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="11%">
<p>6.4 GB</p>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="12%">
<p>512 KB</p>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="16%">
<p>4200 RPM</p>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="28%">
<p>ATA4 (Ultra DMA 2)</p>
</td>
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As long as all the hardware is still supported in the kernel, this
*can* run Gentoo with contemporary everything but there will be pain
with all but the most lightweight UIs. Distcc (cross-compiling for
i586) with localhost out of the node list would be nice; building on
another system would be especially nice. Warning, warning, danger,
danger: there are points in "emerge gcc" that have a big RAM
footprint; if you ever hope to do that on the laptop itself, it will
need a gig of swap and it will take a long, long time. <br>
<br>
Having said all this, this looks attractive as a thin client and
little else! :)<br>
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On 6/23/11 9:00 AM, Geoffrey Myers wrote:
<blockquote cite="mid:4E033904.7080806@serioustechnology.com"
type="cite">
<pre wrap="">Damon L. Chesser wrote:
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<pre wrap="">Sister-in-law has a compaq Presario 1675. Anybody know of a *nix that
will install a gui onto this old box? Lubuntu and F15 both will not
(Kernel does not support the hardware from boot up).
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How much memory.
I'd try Slack.
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