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What old Linux distro to run on a old Pentium III PC?

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  What old Linux distro to run on a old Pentium III PC? "Matthew Camilleri" <bunkertoshimatty@gmail.com> - 2025-06-19 21:37 +0200
    Re: What old Linux distro to run on a old Pentium III PC? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-06-19 22:47 +0200
    Re: What old Linux distro to run on a old Pentium III PC? Robert Heller <heller@deepsoft.com> - 2025-06-19 21:14 +0000
      Re: What old Linux distro to run on a old Pentium III PC? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-06-20 03:28 +0000
      Re: What old Linux distro to run on a old Pentium III PC? c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-06-20 01:06 -0400
        Re: What old Linux distro to run on a old Pentium III PC? Peter 'Shaggy' Haywood <phaywood@alphalink.com.au> - 2025-06-23 10:38 +1000
          Re: What old Linux distro to run on a old Pentium III PC? Robert Heller <heller@deepsoft.com> - 2025-06-23 14:35 +0000
            Re: What old Linux distro to run on a old Pentium III PC? c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-06-23 12:02 -0400
            Re: What old Linux distro to run on a old Pentium III PC? Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2025-06-23 16:43 +0000
              Re: What old Linux distro to run on a old Pentium III PC? Robert Heller <heller@deepsoft.com> - 2025-06-23 17:00 +0000
                Re: What old Linux distro to run on a old Pentium III PC? Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-06-24 07:03 +0000
              Re: What old Linux distro to run on a old Pentium III PC? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-06-23 18:56 +0100
              Re: What old Linux distro to run on a old Pentium III PC? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-06-23 19:42 +0000
                Re: What old Linux distro to run on a old Pentium III PC? c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-06-23 21:38 -0400
            Re: What old Linux distro to run on a old Pentium III PC? Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2025-06-23 19:10 +0100
              Re: What old Linux distro to run on a old Pentium III PC? not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2025-06-24 09:18 +1000
            Re: What old Linux distro to run on a old Pentium III PC? not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2025-06-24 09:13 +1000
          Re: What old Linux distro to run on a old Pentium III PC? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-06-23 18:53 +0100
            Re: What old Linux distro to run on a old Pentium III PC? John Ames <commodorejohn@gmail.com> - 2025-06-23 11:29 -0700
      Re: What old Linux distro to run on a old Pentium III PC? "Matthew Camilleri" <bunkertoshimatty@gmail.com> - 2025-06-20 16:25 +0200
    Re: What old Linux distro to run on a old Pentium III PC? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-06-19 21:18 +0000
    Re: What old Linux distro to run on a old Pentium III PC? John McCue <jmclnx@gmail.com.invalid> - 2025-06-19 22:21 +0000
      Re: What old Linux distro to run on a old Pentium III PC? c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-06-20 01:11 -0400
      Re: What old Linux distro to run on a old Pentium III PC? "Matthew Camilleri" <bunkertoshimatty@gmail.com> - 2025-06-20 16:26 +0200
    Re: What old Linux distro to run on a old Pentium III PC? not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2025-06-20 08:47 +1000
      Re: What old Linux distro to run on a old Pentium III PC? "Matthew Camilleri" <bunkertoshimatty@gmail.com> - 2025-06-20 16:31 +0200
        Re: What old Linux distro to run on a old Pentium III PC? Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-06-21 21:56 +0000
    Re: What old Linux distro to run on a old Pentium III PC? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-06-20 10:04 +0100
      Re: What old Linux distro to run on a old Pentium III PC? "Matthew Camilleri" <bunkertoshimatty@gmail.com> - 2025-06-20 16:30 +0200
        Re: What old Linux distro to run on a old Pentium III PC? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-06-20 16:25 +0100
          Re: What old Linux distro to run on a old Pentium III PC? not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2025-06-21 09:54 +1000
          Re: What old Linux distro to run on a old Pentium III PC? c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-06-21 01:31 -0400
          Re: What old Linux distro to run on a old Pentium III PC? Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-06-21 21:55 +0000
            Re: What old Linux distro to run on a old Pentium III PC? Bobbie Sellers <bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> - 2025-06-23 07:56 -0700
              Re: What old Linux distro to run on a old Pentium III PC? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-06-23 18:58 +0100
                Re: What old Linux distro to run on a old Pentium III PC? not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2025-06-24 09:03 +1000
                  Re: What old Linux distro to run on a old Pentium III PC? John Ames <commodorejohn@gmail.com> - 2025-06-24 07:44 -0700
                    Re: What old Linux distro to run on a old Pentium III PC? c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-06-25 01:41 -0400
                      Re: What old Linux distro to run on a old Pentium III PC? John Ames <commodorejohn@gmail.com> - 2025-06-25 09:34 -0700
                        Re: What old Linux distro to run on a old Pentium III PC? c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-06-25 18:57 -0400
                      Re: What old Linux distro to run on a old Pentium III PC? Stéphane CARPENTIER <sc@fiat-linux.fr> - 2025-07-05 09:26 +0000
                        Re: What old Linux distro to run on a old Pentium III PC? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-07-05 18:29 +0000
                          Re: What old Linux distro to run on a old Pentium III PC? not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2025-07-06 07:20 +1000
                            Re: What old Linux distro to run on a old Pentium III PC? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-07-05 22:22 +0000
                              Re: What old Linux distro to run on a old Pentium III PC? Bobbie Sellers <bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> - 2025-07-05 15:31 -0700
                                Re: What old Linux distro to run on a old Pentium III PC? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-07-06 04:34 +0000
                                  Re: What old Linux distro to run on a old Pentium III PC? c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-07-06 01:51 -0400
                          Re: What old Linux distro to run on a old Pentium III PC? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-07-06 09:07 +0100
                        Re: What old Linux distro to run on a old Pentium III PC? Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-07-06 03:19 +0000
                Re: What old Linux distro to run on a old Pentium III PC? Stéphane CARPENTIER <sc@fiat-linux.fr> - 2025-07-05 09:21 +0000
                  Re: What old Linux distro to run on a old Pentium III PC? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-07-05 18:23 +0000
                  Re: What old Linux distro to run on a old Pentium III PC? John Ames <commodorejohn@gmail.com> - 2025-07-07 09:26 -0700
                    Re: What old Linux distro to run on a old Pentium III PC? Harold Stevens <wookie@aspen.localdomain> - 2025-07-07 12:37 -0500
    Re: What old Linux distro to run on a old Pentium III PC? Borax Man <boraxman@geidiprime.nospam> - 2025-06-20 09:43 +0000
    Re: What old Linux distro to run on a old Pentium III PC? Marco Moock <mm@dorfdsl.de> - 2025-06-23 16:39 +0200
    Re: What old Linux distro to run on a old Pentium III PC? Bobbie Sellers <bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> - 2025-07-05 16:12 -0700

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#68903

On Thu, 19 Jun 2025 21:37:07 +0200, Matthew Camilleri wrote:

> I posted a simmilar question on comp.os.misc, but that was generally for
> what operating systems to install on this old thing (a Pentium III, 385
> or so megabytes of ram, 80 gb harddrive).
> 
> What old Linux distro would be cool to run on this thing?

https://q4os.org/

I put Q4OS on an old Asus eee PC 700 and it works. Don't expect blazing 
performance but it will salvage old hardware. It originally ran Xandros 
Linux, which is long gone. The problem was WPA2 wasn't supported. Q4OS had 
no problem recognizing and using the WiFi chip. 

With a 32-bit Pentium you'll need the Trinity DE. It's a descendant of KDE 
so it has that look which I prefer.

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#68906

Matthew Camilleri <bunkertoshimatty@gmail.com> wrote:
> I posted a simmilar question on comp.os.misc, but that was generally for
> what operating systems to install on this old thing (a Pentium III, 385
> or so megabytes of ram, 80 gb harddrive).
> 
> What old Linux distro would be cool to run on this thing?

Check distro watch, that would probably give you a
decent answer.

But to be honest I would give NetBSD 9.4 a try.  I have
that on an AMD 333mhz (like an P3), but that system has
512 MB memory and it runs great.

Now for "an OLD distro", Slackware 8.1 would be fine, and
that was a nice release.  But I would not hook the system
up to the internet.  Also with OLD distros, the year 2038
comes into play.

-- 
[t]csh(1) - "An elegant shell, for a more... civilized age."
                        - Paraphrasing Star Wars

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#68920

On 6/19/25 6:21 PM, John McCue wrote:
> Matthew Camilleri <bunkertoshimatty@gmail.com> wrote:
>> I posted a simmilar question on comp.os.misc, but that was generally for
>> what operating systems to install on this old thing (a Pentium III, 385
>> or so megabytes of ram, 80 gb harddrive).
>>
>> What old Linux distro would be cool to run on this thing?
> 
> Check distro watch, that would probably give you a
> decent answer.
> 
> But to be honest I would give NetBSD 9.4 a try.  I have
> that on an AMD 333mhz (like an P3), but that system has
> 512 MB memory and it runs great.

   Good choice.

> Now for "an OLD distro", Slackware 8.1 would be fine, and
> that was a nice release.  But I would not hook the system
> up to the internet.  Also with OLD distros, the year 2038
> comes into play.

   Thing is, he doesn't NEED an "old distro" - just
   a new one tuned for low-powered boards.

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#68938

As this isnt my main machine (I was looking at something
"John McCue" <jmclnx@gmail.com.invalid> wrote in message
news:10322gb$5n14$1@dont-email.me...
> Matthew Camilleri <bunkertoshimatty@gmail.com> wrote:
> > I posted a simmilar question on comp.os.misc, but that was generally for
> > what operating systems to install on this old thing (a Pentium III, 385
> > or so megabytes of ram, 80 gb harddrive).
> >
> > What old Linux distro would be cool to run on this thing?
>
> Check distro watch, that would probably give you a
> decent answer.
>
> But to be honest I would give NetBSD 9.4 a try.  I have
> that on an AMD 333mhz (like an P3), but that system has
> 512 MB memory and it runs great.
>
> Now for "an OLD distro", Slackware 8.1 would be fine, and
> that was a nice release.  But I would not hook the system
> up to the internet.  Also with OLD distros, the year 2038
> comes into play.
>
> --
> [t]csh(1) - "An elegant shell, for a more... civilized age."
>                         - Paraphrasing Star Wars

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#68909

Matthew Camilleri <bunkertoshimatty@gmail.com> wrote:
> I posted a simmilar question on comp.os.misc, but that was generally for
> what operating systems to install on this old thing (a Pentium III, 385 or
> so megabytes of ram, 80 gb harddrive).
> 
> What old Linux distro would be cool to run on this thing?

Current Damn Small Linux or Tiny Core Linux should run fine. The older v4
releases of Damn Small Linux might run faster than the rebooted DSL2024.

http://www.damnsmalllinux.org
http://www.tinycorelinux.net

That hardware's not really slow enough that you _need_ to run an old
(ie. based on an out-of-date Linux kernel version) distro, but if
you want to try an old one that could run on a far slower PC with
much less RAM, BasicLinux does that well:

https://distro.ibiblio.org/baslinux/

Old software does generally-speaking run better on old hardware,
hence Linux kernel v2.4 on the Pentium 1 PC I'm posting from now.
It can still boot modern Tiny Core Linux though, but feels slower.
Not DSL2024, I think that needs at least i686 since it's based on
current AntiX/Debian.

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#68933

Heyy, another old OS user! Im currently posting from Windows 98 SE.
"Computer Nerd Kev" <not@telling.you.invalid> wrote in message
news:68549395@news.ausics.net...
> Matthew Camilleri <bunkertoshimatty@gmail.com> wrote:
> > I posted a simmilar question on comp.os.misc, but that was generally for
> > what operating systems to install on this old thing (a Pentium III, 385
or
> > so megabytes of ram, 80 gb harddrive).
> >
> > What old Linux distro would be cool to run on this thing?
>
> Current Damn Small Linux or Tiny Core Linux should run fine. The older v4
> releases of Damn Small Linux might run faster than the rebooted DSL2024.
>
> http://www.damnsmalllinux.org
> http://www.tinycorelinux.net
>
> That hardware's not really slow enough that you _need_ to run an old
> (ie. based on an out-of-date Linux kernel version) distro, but if
> you want to try an old one that could run on a far slower PC with
> much less RAM, BasicLinux does that well:
>
> https://distro.ibiblio.org/baslinux/
>
> Old software does generally-speaking run better on old hardware,
> hence Linux kernel v2.4 on the Pentium 1 PC I'm posting from now.
> It can still boot modern Tiny Core Linux though, but feels slower.
> Not DSL2024, I think that needs at least i686 since it's based on
> current AntiX/Debian.
>
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#68991

A: Skid-marks in front of the hedgehog.
Q: What’s the difference between a dead top-poster on the road,
   and a dead hedgehog on the road?

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#68926

On 19/06/2025 20:37, Matthew Camilleri wrote:
> I posted a simmilar question on comp.os.misc, but that was generally for
> what operating systems to install on this old thing (a Pentium III, 385 or
> so megabytes of ram, 80 gb harddrive).
> 
> What old Linux distro would be cool to run on this thing?
> 
> 
I dont think you will be happy with ANY distro running X style GUI  on 
385MB of RAM
You really need at least 512MB and the more the better.

Old RAM is cheap tho.

Then follow advice others have already given...

-- 
Climate is what you expect but weather is what you get.
Mark Twain

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#68935

I was considering a RAM upgrade, thanks for the suggestion!
"The Natural Philosopher" <tnp@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
news:103386r$lpbg$3@dont-email.me...
> On 19/06/2025 20:37, Matthew Camilleri wrote:
> > I posted a simmilar question on comp.os.misc, but that was generally for
> > what operating systems to install on this old thing (a Pentium III, 385
or
> > so megabytes of ram, 80 gb harddrive).
> >
> > What old Linux distro would be cool to run on this thing?
> >
> >
> I dont think you will be happy with ANY distro running X style GUI  on
> 385MB of RAM
> You really need at least 512MB and the more the better.
>
> Old RAM is cheap tho.
>
> Then follow advice others have already given...
>
> --
> Climate is what you expect but weather is what you get.
> Mark Twain
>

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#68947

On 20/06/2025 15:30, Matthew Camilleri wrote:
> I was considering a RAM upgrade, thanks for the suggestion!

I did get an Eee PC netbook to run Mint on 512M, but it was gruesome.

It wasn't CPU bound it was ram bound and all swappy.


Ive got sticks of early DDR something RAM lying on te desk here, too old 
for my current

two *86 machines

Pity you are nowhere near


-- 
“Puritanism: The haunting fear that someone, somewhere, may be happy.”

H.L. Mencken, A Mencken Chrestomathy

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#68959

The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> wrote:
> I did get an Eee PC netbook to run Mint on 512M, but it was gruesome.

I got an Eee PC netbook to run Tiny Core Linux 15 on 512MB RAM and
X was is quick as anywhere. Things only got gruesome when I started
Firefox. After booting to the desktop there's 74MB RAM used (still
a lot compared to old Linux distros, eg. 24MB in use on the older
PC I'm posting from now in an X window) and lightweight programs
run lightning quick with its 900MHz Celeron M CPU.

That is running TinyX (Xvesa) instead of Xorg.

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#68968

On 6/20/25 11:25 AM, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
> On 20/06/2025 15:30, Matthew Camilleri wrote:
>> I was considering a RAM upgrade, thanks for the suggestion!
> 
> I did get an Eee PC netbook to run Mint on 512M, but it was gruesome.
> 
> It wasn't CPU bound it was ram bound and all swappy.

   I had an old MX running on an EEEPC ... and it
   really wasn't bad. Then I dropped the thing off
   a tall ladder while setting security cams :-(

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#68990

On Fri, 20 Jun 2025 16:25:13 +0100, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

> I did get an Eee PC netbook to run Mint on 512M, but it was gruesome.
> 
> It wasn't CPU bound it was ram bound and all swappy.

I tried running KDE 4.x on my Eee PC 701 off an SD card, with no swap 
space. It ran fine.

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#69036

On 6/21/25 14:55, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
> On Fri, 20 Jun 2025 16:25:13 +0100, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
> 
>> I did get an Eee PC netbook to run Mint on 512M, but it was gruesome.
>>
>> It wasn't CPU bound it was ram bound and all swappy.
> 
> I tried running KDE 4.x on my Eee PC 701 off an SD card, with no swap
> space. It ran fine.

	And I ran Mandriva 2009 with KDE 3.59 on a 700 MHz Coppermine Pentium on
640 MG with one 8 MB reseved Graphic ram on a Inspiron 4000.
	It seemed a bit slow so I reduced the Virtural Desktops to only one 
considering
that it had been using Windows XP before I shifted it to GNU/Linux/KDE.

bliss- Dell Precision 7730- PCLOS 2025.06- Linux 6.12.33- Plasma 5.27.11

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#69043

On 23/06/2025 15:56, Bobbie Sellers wrote:
> 
> 
> On 6/21/25 14:55, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
>> On Fri, 20 Jun 2025 16:25:13 +0100, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
>>
>>> I did get an Eee PC netbook to run Mint on 512M, but it was gruesome.
>>>
>>> It wasn't CPU bound it was ram bound and all swappy.
>>
>> I tried running KDE 4.x on my Eee PC 701 off an SD card, with no swap
>> space. It ran fine.
> 
>      And I ran Mandriva 2009 with KDE 3.59 on a 700 MHz Coppermine 
> Pentium on
> 640 MG with one 8 MB reseved Graphic ram on a Inspiron 4000.
>      It seemed a bit slow so I reduced the Virtural Desktops to only one 
> considering
> that it had been using Windows XP before I shifted it to GNU/Linux/KDE.
> 
> bliss- Dell Precision 7730- PCLOS 2025.06- Linux 6.12.33- Plasma 5.27.11

To compare apples and apples the EEEPC was fine as just a GUI. It was 
when you wanted to use a web browser and email it collapsed in a 
fainting fit

-- 
     “I know that most men, including those at ease with problems of the 
greatest complexity, can seldom accept even the simplest and most 
obvious truth if it be such as would oblige them to admit the falsity of 
conclusions which they have delighted in explaining to colleagues, which 
they have proudly taught to others, and which they have woven, thread by 
thread, into the fabric of their lives.”

     ― Leo Tolstoy

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#69057

The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> wrote:
> To compare apples and apples the EEEPC was fine as just a GUI. It was 
> when you wanted to use a web browser and email it collapsed in a 
> fainting fit

You can run an email client and web browser on a Commodore 64, it's
the popular ones that are insanely bloated which are the trouble.
Dillo runs excellently on mine. With the RAM upgraded to 2GB
Firefox (with about:config tweaks and NoScript) is usable for
occasional tasks as well actually.

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#69095

On 24 Jun 2025 09:03:51 +1000
not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) wrote:

> You can run an email client and web browser on a Commodore 64, it's
> the popular ones that are insanely bloated which are the trouble.
> Dillo runs excellently on mine. With the RAM upgraded to 2GB
> Firefox (with about:config tweaks and NoScript) is usable for
> occasional tasks as well actually.

The original EeePC was a bit anemic, but once they incorporated the
second-generation Atom CPUs things were much better. My Eee 904HA did
just fine as a daily driver 'til around 2013-2014. Still use it (well,
its replacement) as a portable typewriter; nobody but *nobody* solved
the laptop-hinge problem like Asus did on those first Eee generations.

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#69109

On 6/24/25 10:44 AM, John Ames wrote:
> On 24 Jun 2025 09:03:51 +1000
> not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) wrote:
> 
>> You can run an email client and web browser on a Commodore 64, it's
>> the popular ones that are insanely bloated which are the trouble.
>> Dillo runs excellently on mine. With the RAM upgraded to 2GB
>> Firefox (with about:config tweaks and NoScript) is usable for
>> occasional tasks as well actually.
> 
> The original EeePC was a bit anemic, 

   Not for THE TIMES.

> but once they incorporated the
> second-generation Atom CPUs things were much better. My Eee 904HA did
> just fine as a daily driver 'til around 2013-2014. Still use it (well,
> its replacement) as a portable typewriter; nobody but *nobody* solved
> the laptop-hinge problem like Asus did on those first Eee generations.

   I had an EEEPC and LIKED IT - especially
   after replacing Win with MX. Served me well
   for years - before I accidentally dropped
   off a ladder trying to align security cams.

   MX was the first I found with the IQ in Grub
   to understand SS drives. I've stuck heavily
   with it ever since.

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#69140

On Wed, 25 Jun 2025 01:41:16 -0400
c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> wrote:

> I had an EEEPC and LIKED IT - especially after replacing Win with MX.
> Served me well for years - before I accidentally dropped off a ladder
> trying to align security cams.

Mine slid off the roof of my car at ~15 MPH on a freeway on-ramp (I was
*particularly* absent-minded that day!) Scuffed it up real good and
cracked the plastic in a couple places, but it still ran perfectly
fine. Wonderful little machines.

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#69144

On 6/25/25 12:34 PM, John Ames wrote:
> On Wed, 25 Jun 2025 01:41:16 -0400
> c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> wrote:
> 
>> I had an EEEPC and LIKED IT - especially after replacing Win with MX.
>> Served me well for years - before I accidentally dropped off a ladder
>> trying to align security cams.
> 
> Mine slid off the roof of my car at ~15 MPH on a freeway on-ramp (I was
> *particularly* absent-minded that day!) Scuffed it up real good and
> cracked the plastic in a couple places, but it still ran perfectly
> fine. Wonderful little machines.
>

   Alas my screen was totally smashed ...

   But they were, with Linux, good little boxes - affordable
   and just powerful enough. Some of the low-end Dells kind
   of fit the same niche these days.

   At the time, I think MX was the only distro I found
   that had a smart enough GRUB installer to understand
   the M.2 drive, kind of new then. Others you'd have to
   run them from a card. Turned out MX was also a great
   all-around distro and I still use it. Mepis, the
   predecessor, was pretty fair too.

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