smithy
5/7/06 11:21:49 PM
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well now this is so hardcore my old old old old 100mhz overclocked to 233mhz yes i know hardcore needs an os but what dist of linux will do it DSL maybe with icewm fluxbox.... but is there a less resource hungry os.... -----
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Midnighter
6/7/06 1:13:25 AM
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tmccoy
6/7/06 8:17:43 AM
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Most Linux distros are precompiled for i386, so an old school Pentium shouldn't be an issue. DSL seems to be a good suggestion, although you'll find X is rather hungry... maybe consider running this machine as a server? -----
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Redhatter
6/7/06 9:02:20 AM
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Quote by smithy
well now this is so hardcore my old old old old 100mhz overclocked to 233mhz yes i know hardcore needs an os but what dist of linux will do it DSL maybe with icewm fluxbox.... but is there a less resource hungry os....
100 millihertz? 0.1 Hz?
Wow that's slow. -----
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CptnChrysler
10/7/06 1:48:11 PM
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Peanut Linux perhaps..
Edited by CptnChrysler: 10/7/2006 1:48:32 PM -----
If you've let the smoke out of your CPU you've probably overclocked it a little hard.
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SquallStrife
13/7/06 10:30:36 PM
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Quote by Redhatter
Quote by smithy
well now this is so hardcore my old old old old 100mhz overclocked to 233mhz yes i know hardcore needs an os but what dist of linux will do it DSL maybe with icewm fluxbox.... but is there a less resource hungry os....
100 millihertz? 0.1 Hz?
Wow that's slow.
hardi hardi har
Smoothwall linux (if it still exists (?) ) is hand-carved for such systems to be used as routers or whatnot...
I'd personally be putting Windows NT 4 SP6 on it. It's fast, it's a rock-solid OS, and it's not Windows 95, and it'll run Firefox, T/Bird and mIrc quite happily.
What exactly do you want to do with it?
Ed: Yes, Smoothwall does exist, 2.0 fixes8 is the current version.
Edited by SquallStrife: 13/7/2006 10:31:54 PM -----
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Redhatter
13/7/06 11:47:34 PM
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Quote by SquallStrife
Quote by Redhatter
Quote by smithy
well now this is so hardcore my old old old old 100mhz overclocked to 233mhz yes i know hardcore needs an os but what dist of linux will do it DSL maybe with icewm fluxbox.... but is there a less resource hungry os....
100 millihertz? 0.1 Hz?
Wow that's slow.
hardi hardi har
No... it's SI units. ;-)
http://www.atomicmpc.com.au/forums.asp?s=2&c=16&t=1625&p=47
Smoothwall linux (if it still exists (?) ) is hand-carved for such systems to be used as routers or whatnot...
It depends on the purpose of the box. Smoothwall makes a router -- that is it. It won't serve as a desktop or Xterminal.
I'd personally be putting Windows NT 4 SP6 on it. It's fast, it's a rock-solid OS, and it's not Windows 95, and it'll run Firefox, T/Bird and mIrc quite happily.
Yep...*kicks a large boulder* Solid as a Ro--- *crash*
Oooops. -----
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SquallStrife
15/7/06 2:52:30 PM
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Smoothwall linux (if it still exists (?) ) is hand-carved for such systems to be used as routers or whatnot...
It depends on the purpose of the box. Smoothwall makes a router -- that is it. It won't serve as a desktop or Xterminal.
Yep exactly what I said.
I'd personally be putting Windows NT 4 SP6 on it. It's fast, it's a rock-solid OS, and it's not Windows 95, and it'll run Firefox, T/Bird and mIrc quite happily.
Yep...*kicks a large boulder* Solid as a Ro--- *crash*
Oooops.
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Redhatter
15/7/06 3:05:16 PM
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And still, smithy hasn't told us what he intends to do with this sub-1Hz machine... -----
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smithy
16/7/06 10:26:48 PM
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well its was going to be a hardcore gaming rig but you know havent got around to over-clocking the 233mhz to even higher yet, at the moment its only purpose is to have a very light weight gui and can run internet and lets say gaim......
Edited by smithy: 16/7/2006 10:27:24 PM -----
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Redhatter
17/7/06 7:52:35 PM
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Gaming on 1 Hz... WOW!
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chrisbrownie
19/7/06 9:56:20 PM
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Quote by Redhatter
Gaming on 1 Hz... WOW!
Mate... I could perform calculations faster with a slide rule.
(i don't think he has got the joke yet)
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21/7/06 4:59:49 PM
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+1 for smoothwall.
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