Re: [OT] Old machine bsd vs. linux
On Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:51:04 -0500, Chris Jones in gmane.linux.debian.user wrote:
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> Does performance degrade over time?
>
> If you implement one of the slimmer desktops and turn off unnecessary
> bells and whistles in your applications, I can't see any good reason why
> a recent version of debian/linux could not provide a decent interactive
> experience on your hardware.
Agreed. I'm using Sid on a Toshiba P3 550 Coppermine, with xfce as the GUI
and 300+ Ram. Runs fine even with Firefox 3.5.x, which admittedly is a
little slow to start; but once running, browsing is fine. Chrome starts up
much faster.
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