OS for an old Dell?

Jaffa.

Anyone recommend me a free OS for an old dell? it has 128mb ram, p1 166mhz, 6gb HDD. It currently runs Windows NT 4.0 but I want to play around with Linux

456789

Try Ubuntu http://www.ubuntu.com/products/WhatIsUbuntu/desktopedition

Jaffa.

456789 wrote: »

Try Ubuntu http://www.ubuntu.com/products/WhatIsUbuntu/desktopedition

I don't think Ubuntu will run on my computer,

• A modern Intel or AMD compatible computer
• At least 256MB of RAM

bookduck

puppy and dam small linux should. Think freebsd would too, but that is unix

Browntoa

another vote for puppy linux

Jaffa.

Puppy and dam small Linux look good, I went to download Puppy from here http://distro.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/distributions/puppylinux/ and I got a whole list of files... which one do I pick

lipreader1

Hi, I would not bother why dont you just send it for recycling. In this day and age of modern technology computers are a lot faster and easy to use if you know what you are doing. I bought a pentium 4 dell gx286 and have added more memory and a bigger hardrive to it and only paid £35 of ebay for it.If you want to use a free operating system its always better to get a bigger computer or laptop as a lot of the operating systems will not work due to the size of hardrives they required to run them.If you want a free computer then type in google free computer and there are quite a few will give them for free. For all those that are looking for the next version of windows, which is Windows 7,you will need a massive 16GB of hardrive to just to get it up and running. It is currently being tested and supposed to be available sometime late 2009 early 2010.From what I know it is silimilar as the Window Vista, but has a lot more,for those who are running windows vista, there is shortly to be available sp2. If you have not got windows vista sp1 then good advice is to download it now as it has a lot more enhancements, and does sort out all the previous problems with diffrent software that might have not run before. Just make sure you back up your hardrive before you do.Some of you may know that there is a new internet explorer 8. There a lot of changes in the new one, including privacy when going to verious web sites and you do not want the sites to know you have been on it.Its well worth having a look.If you go to www.micorosoft.com once on site type in internet explorer 8. I hope this helps all you techo geeks out there

lipreader1

Hi, I would not bother why dont you just send it for recycling. In this day and age of modern technology computers are a lot faster and easy to use if you know what you are doing. I bought a pentium 4 dell gx286 and have added more memory and a bigger hardrive to it and only paid £35 of ebay for it.If you want to use a free operating system its always better to get a bigger computer or laptop as a lot of the operating systems will not work due to the size of hardrives they required to run them.If you want a free computer then type in google free computer and there are quite a few will give them for free. For all those that are looking for the next version of windows, which is Windows 7,you will need a massive 16GB of hardrive to just to get it up and running. It is currently being tested and supposed to be available sometime late 2009 early 2010.From what I know it is silimilar as the Window Vista, but has a lot more,for those who are running windows vista, there is shortly to be available sp2. If you have not got windows vista sp1 then good advice is to download it now as it has a lot more enhancements, and does sort out all the previous problems with diffrent software that might have not run before. Just make sure you back up your hardrive before you do.Some of you may know that there is a new internet explorer 8. There a lot of changes in the new one, including privacy when going to verious web sites and you do not want the sites to know you have been on it.Its well worth having a look.If you go to www.micorosoft.com once on site type in internet explorer 8. I hope this helps all you techo geeks out there

Jaffa.

lipreader1 wrote: »

Hi, I would not bother why dont you just send it for recycling.

I am recycling it by giving it a new lease of life :rolleyes: I think your missing the point.

Browntoa

you want

Download: http://distro.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/distributions/puppylinux/puppy-4.1.2-k2.6.25.16-seamonkey.iso

Jaffa.

Browntoa wrote: »

you want

Download: http://distro.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/distributions/puppylinux/puppy-4.1.2-k2.6.25.16-seamonkey.iso

Cheers!