Re: Debian 1.3.1 (Bo) ISO files
Am 2005-11-25 09:17:36, schrieb Rogério Brito:
> Heh, it's cool to have old hardware running well. :-) And not only that,
> but it is also a good way of "benchmarking" the current programs (say,
> glibc against libc4 or libc5).
>
> And building a (statically built, as you woulnd't probably want to mess
> with installation of module-init-tools in such an old distribution) 2.6
> kernel for such a beast would be nicem, if possible. :-)
>
> It's all a good learning exercise, to know the limits of our software
> and hardware. :-)
>
> Such pet projects are indeed quite cool, IMVHO. :-) For instance, I have
> an old PowerMac 8500/180MP here where, with a slow (SCSI) disk, but
> still alive. :-)
>
> Official support from its original manufacturer for such beast has ended
> quite some ago, but it works perfectly with sarge, for instance. :-)
I run a Toshiba T1950CT (486dx2/50) with 4+8 MByte of memory,
a 3c589-Combo and for some days I have changed my gigantic :-)
325 MByteHDD against a Hitachi Travelstar 20 GByte...
Now, my SWAP is faster then the memory... :-P
...and the Laptop is around 20 times faster.
> Regards, Rogério.
Greetings
Michelle
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