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Need OS recommendation

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sc0tty8

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Here is the test subject-
P90
64megs ram
onboard video
800meg hd

I want to set this up just for browsing the net.

I need an os that is not going to thrash the drive, linux won't work-it reconizes the video wrong so it is all corrupted....

What would you recommend?
 
You'll do just fine with win95/98. Heck, my mom was running 95 on a 486 66MHz until a couple months ago. Worked fine, and she used it for Email (can't remember which email app), and Office as well.
 
I believe it had a 600 or so Meg drive. Worked fine though! Now that I think about it, we didn't have Office on that machine, good 'ol Works suite!
 
Another vote for Win95. I had a Pentium 166 w/ 16megs of ram, and 95 ran sort of decent. With 64 megs you should be golden.
 
If you can't get Linux there:
w95 would run just fine with 64megs ram, but I would go for NT 4.0 - stable and faster, I was using them with P133/16Mb and rendered scenes with
3D max 😉
 
Yes, FreeBSD. Great choice in OS! Below is my reply on a list from someone that was in a similar circumstance.

X11 ("Windows" on Unix/Linux) on FreeBSD - lots of great info:

http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/x11.html

Update your Ports collection first if you are going to install XFree86 via the
ports:

http://www.freebsdforums.org/docs/ports.html

http://www.mostgraveconcern.com/freebsd/cvsup.html

http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/ports-using.html


Quick instructions for updating your Ports Tree: (Although, I HIGHLY recommend
reading the Handbook on using the
ports prior to performing what follow below.)

1.)

cd /usr/ports/sysutils/cvsup-without-gui && make && make install && make clean

2.)

cd /usr/share/examples/cvsup/ports-supfile

After editing, run it:

# cvsup -g -L 2 ports-supfile

Bottom line:

1.) Have some fun and gain experience by making mistakes and figuring out
how to fix them. At worse, you wipe the drives clean and start again to get
more familiar with the install process.

2.) Read through the Handbook, it has some excellent info.

3.) Now experiment with what you have read in the Handbook and other sources.

4.) Subscribe to freebsd-questions, or freebsd-newbies, and/or the XFree86-newbies
list found at www.xfree86.org. Create a filter in your e-mail client, as these lists
can be busy at times.

5.) Do not install anything critical or production "stuff" until you are familiar
with how to do administrative tasks and understand how to do some basic troubleshooting.

Here are some more really great links:

FreeBSD FAQ: http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/index.html
-Common questions are frequently asked, so here they are for quick answers.

FreeBSD Handbook:
http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/index.html
-This will be your number one resource for understanding how to do pretty much
everything and anything with the OS, or at least point you in the right
direction.

Search the Mailinglists: http://www.freebsd.org/search/search.html#mailinglists
-Chances are, your question might have already been asked and answered.

OnLamp FreeBSD Basics: http://www.onlamp.com/pub/ct/15
-An excellent source for get articles on how to do fun stuff with FreeBSD.

FreeBSD Forums: http://www.freebsdforums.org/
-"For newbies & experts alike!"

Enjoy and respect the wonderful world of open source! Don't forget to thank all
those that dedicate most of their lives to making these great applications and
OS'es! 😀

P.S. Make sure your hardware is compatible with XFree86, and know your
monitor refresh rates (horizontal and vertical), video card details, etc.
http://www.xfree86.org/support.html

Good luck!
 
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