No don't use a old distribution (without security updates). Use for instance debian.
My MAIN systems are:
Duron 600 / 192MB
G3 700 / 384MB
Both work very well, I used to have only 128MB in the Duron. Still it did work nicely. Just don't install heavy desktop environments, disable services, etc.
Linux (the kernel) works very nice on older hardware, it is all the cruft added later that run you into problems.
NAT is a nasty kludge breaking the design of the Internet. State is moved into the network and end-to-end communication is no longer working (thus a lot of applications implements various kludges to work properly)
Whats wrong with disabling services not used?
or listen to 127.0.0.1 If you are the only user.
Besides, NAT is not necessarily improving your security.
These numbers are wrong!
I used Win 3.1 on a 386 with 50MB diskspace.
With Dos 5.0 + win 3.1, in addition to that
I did have som space for documents + games and
a little pr0n.
Digital photography is not neccesarily on top of the technology, not yet (if ever). Of course it
is important to
consider new technology (as many analog photography businesses does, leica, kodak, etc..),
but still a lot of professional photographers and enthusiasts prefer analogue photography.
Do your digital camera (no matter how expensive)beat a leica M6 in all light conditions?
The same can be said about computing technology,
people choose reliable technology for mission critical tasks. And as far as I know unix
is not very common among hobbyists, hobbyists rather
use bleeding edge technology, not old style, proven (boring) tech.
I run Debian on my iBook, and all hardware I USE work nice (have never tried the internal modem or firewire). Everything else works just fine.
I'm not sure why I dont use OSX I still have it installed, but don't use it much. Debian just feels more convenient and I'm not dependent on any commercial software that requires OSX.
It might be the G3/384MB's fault but OSX just feels sluggish and well, I don't feel that it adds anything for me. I'm aware of fink but the last time I tried it the number of packages was quite low compared to debian.
Of course IF I had to use MsOffice or any adobe software I would use OSX, but for my use (webbrowsing, email, usenet, coding, reading, textprocessing (latex,openoffice), music, video, im) Debian just fits better (probably because I'm used to it).
But, they probably assume everyone is using their
OS. on the TOC part, how much does a regular home user spend on deployment and support? not very much I suppose.
I don't have a land-line at all and don'm miss one.
I don't use phone that much and the costs of getting
a land-line for a short term is just not worth it.
Just as a laptop a cell-phone is VERY convenient as I can bring both with me when I move around.
I just don't understand some peoples hatred against cell-phones. Of course I don't appreciate that people
don't bother to turn off/set on vibrate only in lectures/movie theaters/libraries(and use sms instead if they have to communicate), but it's not a VERY big issue for me.
I enjoy this from of camping a lot. I bring everything I need on my bike: tent, cooking equipment, sleeping bag, clothes, tools, food etc..
I really enjoy the feeling of being self sufficient, I can ride anywhere I want and get rid of all worries.
On a bicycle you see and smell a lot more than travelling by a car. Including rain of course..
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No don't use a old distribution (without security updates). Use for instance debian.
My MAIN systems are:
Duron 600 / 192MB G3 700 / 384MB
Both work very well, I used to have only 128MB in the Duron. Still it did work nicely. Just don't install heavy desktop environments, disable services, etc.
Linux (the kernel) works very nice on older hardware, it is all the cruft added later that run you into problems.
NAT is a nasty kludge breaking the design of the Internet. State is moved into the network and end-to-end communication is no longer working (thus a lot of applications implements various kludges to work properly)
Whats wrong with disabling services not used? or listen to 127.0.0.1 If you are the only user.
Besides, NAT is not necessarily improving your security.
XChat is quite okay. As long as you don't irc as root you should not have any security problems (if you take other normal security precautions)
These numbers are wrong! I used Win 3.1 on a 386 with 50MB diskspace. With Dos 5.0 + win 3.1, in addition to that I did have som space for documents + games and a little pr0n.
Digital photography is not neccesarily on top of the technology, not yet (if ever). Of course it is important to consider new technology (as many analog photography businesses does, leica, kodak, etc..), but still a lot of professional photographers and enthusiasts prefer analogue photography. Do your digital camera (no matter how expensive)beat a leica M6 in all light conditions?
The same can be said about computing technology, people choose reliable technology for mission critical tasks. And as far as I know unix is not very common among hobbyists, hobbyists rather use bleeding edge technology, not old style, proven (boring) tech.
I run Debian on my iBook, and all hardware I USE work nice (have never tried the internal modem or firewire). Everything else works just fine.
I'm not sure why I dont use OSX I still have it installed, but don't use it much. Debian just feels more convenient and I'm not dependent on any commercial software that requires OSX.
It might be the G3/384MB's fault but OSX just feels sluggish and well, I don't feel that it adds anything for me. I'm aware of fink but the last time I tried it the number of packages was quite low compared to debian.
Of course IF I had to use MsOffice or any adobe software I would use OSX, but for my use (webbrowsing, email, usenet, coding, reading, textprocessing (latex,openoffice), music, video, im) Debian just fits better (probably because I'm used to it).
But, they probably assume everyone is using their OS. on the TOC part, how much does a regular home user spend on deployment and support? not very much I suppose.
I donated $5 too, and a lot of people should be able to afford that.
I don't have a land-line at all and don'm miss one. I don't use phone that much and the costs of getting a land-line for a short term is just not worth it.
Just as a laptop a cell-phone is VERY convenient as I can bring both with me when I move around.
I just don't understand some peoples hatred against cell-phones. Of course I don't appreciate that people don't bother to turn off/set on vibrate only in lectures/movie theaters/libraries(and use sms instead if they have to communicate), but it's not a VERY big issue for me.
I enjoy this from of camping a lot. I bring everything I need on my bike: tent, cooking equipment, sleeping bag, clothes, tools, food etc.. I really enjoy the feeling of being self sufficient, I can ride anywhere I want and get rid of all worries. On a bicycle you see and smell a lot more than travelling by a car. Including rain of course..