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Subject: Re: What's the best low-end supported Linux to use in a very old?? 2008? MacBook Pro?
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On 6/21/22 6:11 AM, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
> On 21/06/2022 05:48, 25.BX945 wrote:
>> I have old hardware - from Core2-Quads to Atoms to an
>>    rPi-1-b (non+) and even a Core2-Duo - that, with Linux,
>>    are still serving useful purposes. Why throw away what
>>    WORKS ? Linux/BSD will let you stretch-out the lifetime
>>    of that hardware. Hell, with an old Atom or C2-duo you
>>    can run something like IPFire and have a wonderful
>>    fully-empowered router/firewall vastly better than
>>    any black box from WalMart. A C2-Duo is even strong
>>    enough to run something like Kerio mail-server for
>>    50+ biz users.
> 
> We used to relegate our oldest hardware to running dns servers back in 
> the day, and once linux came along 386 Sxs ex desktop were repurposed 
> accordingly
> lacing any x windows malarkey, they ran well enough on a couple of * MB 
> * of RAM..
> 

   Yep, Linux/BSD *can* work wonders ... within REASON
   of course. There ARE useful roles for 'obsolete'
   hardware. Why pay again ?