[TriLUG] lightweight linux distro/pc giveaway

[Jim Ray]

I had to use the xubuntu alternative version due to 64 MB RAM yet was able
to load it up and kiss Win98 good bye.  I'd give it a two thumbs up.

Regards,
 
Jim
 
Jim Ray, President
Neuse River Networks
tel: 919-838-1672 cell: 919-606-1772
http://www.Neuse.Net
 
Connecting You to the World since 1997
 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: trilug-bounces at trilug.org [mailto:trilug-bounces at trilug.org] On
Behalf Of Sean
> Myers
> Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2007 2:47 PM
> To: Triangle Linux Users Group discussion list
> Subject: Re: [TriLUG] lightweight linux distro/pc giveaway
> 
> Jim Ray wrote:
> > It is at 96% on the current mirror (mirror.anl.gov).  I can wait.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Jim
> >
> > Jim Ray, President
> > Neuse River Networks
> > tel: 919-838-1672 cell: 919-606-1772
> > http://www.Neuse.Net
> >
> > Connecting You to the World since 1997
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: trilug-bounces at trilug.org [mailto:trilug-bounces at trilug.org] On
> > Behalf Of
> >> jason at monsterjam.org
> >> Sent: Saturday, March 24, 2007 7:00 PM
> >> To: Triangle Linux Users Group discussion list
> >> Subject: Re: [TriLUG] lightweight linux distro/pc giveaway
> >>
> >> theres probably this thing called a "mirror", you should try a few
others
> > to see if you can
> >> find
> >> a faster  string.. ;)
> >>
> >> Jason
> >>
> >> On Sat, Mar 24, 2007 at 06:06:58PM -0400, Jim Ray wrote:
> >>> Dude...i'm already 77% into iso download of xubuntu.  3 hrs to go at
> >>> 14.9kB/s.  must have 2 cans and a tight string between us with those
> > blazing
> >>> rates.
> >>>
> >>> Regards,
> >>>
> >>> Jim
> >>>
> >>> Jim Ray, President
> >>> Neuse River Networks
> >>> tel: 919-838-1672 cell: 919-606-1772
> >>> http://www.Neuse.Net
> >>>
> >>> Connecting You to the World since 1997
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>> -----Original Message-----
> >>>> From: trilug-bounces at trilug.org [mailto:trilug-bounces at trilug.org] On
> >>> Behalf Of Magnus
> >>>> Sent: Saturday, March 24, 2007 12:47 PM
> >>>> To: Triangle Linux Users Group discussion list
> >>>> Subject: Re: [TriLUG] lightweight linux distro/pc giveaway
> >>>>
> >>>> Jim Ray wrote:
> >>>>> I've got a circa win98 pc from a neighbor that won't load my
> > favorite
> >>>>> Ubuntu.  Any recommendations on an alternative flavor for an older
> >>> machine?
> >>>>
> >>>> I pretty regularly have installed OpenBSD on first generation
pentiums
> >>>> and it works great.  Probably far more appropriate than any popular
> >>>> modern linux distro.
> >>>>
> >>>> Linux has gotten pretty porky since its lean mean days in the
> > underground.
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> 
> It's been a couple of days now...
> 
> How'd it go? I'd love some Xubuntu testimonials.
> 
> --
> Sean Myers
> System Administrator
> American Research Institute
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