Re: [Hampshire] Customised install on old computer - advice …

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Author: Dr Adam J Trickett
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Subject: Re: [Hampshire] Customised install on old computer - advice needed
On Sun, 16 Nov 2008 at 11:37:26PM -0000, Vic wrote:
>
> > The hardware:
> > P 2 or 3, I think 3
> > 64 MB RAM
> > 20 GB HDD
>
> My advice would be - don't.
>
> Hardware is cheap these days. Trying to get something working in a small
> amount of memory - whilst perfectly possible - is an exercise in
> frustration. It's a lot of work, and what comes out the back end doesn't
> impress as much as you feel it ought...


I'd agree that hardware is cheap or free. Find out what RAM it
takes and there is a good chace that someone will be able to give
you another 64 or 128MB for nowt. I have some 64 and 128 MB sticks
for a P2 era systems in the loft you can have for nothing, others
may have more.

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Adam Trickett
Overton, HANTS, UK

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