[TCLUG] Mandrake on a P100?

[Simeon Johnston]

A buddy o' mine just spec'd out a SWEAT MACHINE...
AMD Athlon 1GHz
DDR 512MB RAM
Already has a VooDoo3 AGP (looking at a GeForce 2 though)
AK31A MB (forgot the manufacturer.  Kickass board though) 266MHz FSB.

arg...  Can't find the spec sheet.  Anyway, the point is that you can
build your own for around $500 (roughly).
Man I wish I had $500 right now...  I was drooling when we looked up the
parts on pricewatch.

sim

> ----------
> From: 	Ben Stallings
> Reply To: 	tclug-list at mn-linux.org
> Sent: 	Saturday, October 13, 2001 12:03
> To: 	tclug-list at mn-linux.org
> Subject: 	[TCLUG] Mandrake on a P100?
> 
> Hello again.  I'm trying to figure out whether it makes sense for me
> to 
> install Linux (probably Mandrake, with all the bells & whistles) on a
> 100 MHz 
> Pentium that can only handle 128 MB of RAM, or if I'm just fooling
> myself.  
> In particular I'm concerned that OpenOffice might not be usable on
> such a 
> machine, since it's barely usable on my 233 MHz PowerBook.  Thoughts?
> 
A P100 is always usefull for something.  Especially w/ 128MB ram.
It'd make an excellent firewall at least.
File server.
Remote X terminal.
Mail server.

Man I love linux...
:)

sim