Re: Recommendations for Low Resource System

[Liudmila Yafremava <yafrmava@uiuc.edu>]

I have been using Blackbox ever since I got into Debian, mostly because it 
is so small and fast. I use it with xterms, graphics, word processing and 
simulations. It's great for low power beasts. I had a problem with it only 
on one machine, where it routinely but spontaneously shut down X, and 
never had the time to investigate. For word processors I mostly use TeX in 
Emacs, and Abiword when I have to produce .docs and .rtfs. Abiword's a 
little buggy, though. Sometimes quits on opening a file, or hangs during a 
save or when producing a .ps

On Wed, 31 May 2006, Tim Day wrote:

> On Wed, 2006-05-31 at 12:59 -0400, Hal Vaughan wrote:
> > Can anyone recommend or tell me about what window managers they use on
> > low resource systems with good results and what word processors they
> > use in that situation?
>
> I've found the Blackbox window manager with the "minimal" style works
> really well on ancient low-memory hardware, including things with only
> 8-bit displays.  I wasn't trying to run much more than a bunch of xterms
> & emacs though.
>
> Tim
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