Path: csiph.com!eternal-september.org!reader02.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Andreas Kohlbach Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.os.linux.help,comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.questions,comp.os.linux.setup Subject: Re: What's the best low-end supported Linux to use in a very old? 2008 MacBook Pro? Date: Thu, 16 Jun 2022 16:29:15 -0400 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 23 Message-ID: <87edzoic84.fsf@usenet.ankman.de> References: <20220615190552@news.eternal-september.org> <_5qdnd_HFe138jf_nZ2dnUU7-RnNnZ2d@giganews.com> <20220615225108@news.eternal-september.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Injection-Info: reader02.eternal-september.org; posting-host="4138235ded3911368d6bda8ecec5b0d2"; logging-data="29184"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX1/weE9vTbedpcmSHZqAYt50" User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/27.1 (gnu/linux) Cancel-Lock: sha1:vbQcaIv0uRLy1HLlHwsbsuWieBQ= sha1:FticQvkp4WtCrxp1lNnTKo0rDbs= X-No-Archive: Yes Xref: csiph.com comp.os.linux.hardware:3535 comp.os.linux.misc:34814 comp.os.linux.setup:4776 On Thu, 16 Jun 2022 02:52:19 -0000 (UTC), Roger Blake wrote: > > On 2022-06-15, Robert Heller wrote: >> If it can run 64-bit software it is in fact a 64-bit CPU. I don't think the >> OS is going to care about the size of the *physical* data bus, so long as the >> instruction set is 64-bit. > > Yes, it's a performance issue, not a software compatibility issue. > Reminiscent of the original IBM PC which had an 8088 CPU, a 16-bit > CPU with an 8-bit data bus. 8086 actually (yes, the original IBM PC has a 8088). Yes, performance issue, because of the 2 GB RAM. The desktop manager is the "problem". Forget eye-candy and other "convenient" things with this old machine. Install something coming with Xfce or similar lightweight . For convenience, choose a distribution which has it as default. But I suppose any up to date distribution will run fine, as long a the desktop manager was chosen wisely. -- Andreas