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Re: system requirements for debian



According to Bob Hynes,
> I have debian running on a 500Mhz box with 256MB ram. It's pretty 
> slow...slower than windows would be. Is there anyone who know what I 
> could be doing to speed things up? turning off services, adding ram? I'm 
> also considering tying another version of Linux, but maybe this box is 
> just too slow at 500Mhz?

Debian runs on a tiny little ARM-based PDA with tiny little
flash disks- see pocketworkstation.com.

I'm guessing you have unspoken expectations well beyond Debian 
itself- I'm guessing KDE or Gnome plus some big apps?



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