Have people forgotten how we used to use these 'old' computers? I recall DOS and Win 3.1.1 as quite a useful and reliable combination. I had a word processor, a web browser (dial up of course, Netcom as I recall) and quite a few games which ran just fine on my 486-DX66. I know many peple who still run DOS and are very content for their needs (usually typing up memos or invoicing customers). Let us not forget, that not everyone needs to be 'connected' or have 1GHz+ of processing power to print greeting cards for the grand kids.
I'm not sure Linux *is* the right choice for breathing new life (do they need new life?) into these systems. Why not just use an OS which was in use on these systems when they were new (I guess you could argue Slackware Linux was around back then too). Most of what we use today has existed in one form or another since 1994 (web etc.), so why the new OS?
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Have people forgotten how we used to use these 'old' computers? I recall DOS and Win 3.1.1 as quite a useful and reliable combination. I had a word processor, a web browser (dial up of course, Netcom as I recall) and quite a few games which ran just fine on my 486-DX66. I know many peple who still run DOS and are very content for their needs (usually typing up memos or invoicing customers). Let us not forget, that not everyone needs to be 'connected' or have 1GHz+ of processing power to print greeting cards for the grand kids.
I'm not sure Linux *is* the right choice for breathing new life (do they need new life?) into these systems. Why not just use an OS which was in use on these systems when they were new (I guess you could argue Slackware Linux was around back then too). Most of what we use today has existed in one form or another since 1994 (web etc.), so why the new OS?