OpenBSD is very good on older hardware including support for architectures that Linux doesn't support. I used it years back on a SPARC1 box because Linux and Solaris were both unusable on it. With OpenBSD it performed as well as it had with SunOS 4.1 and included everything a typical UNIX has. Very stable system. Of course, it does feel a bit old on the install side but if you follow the instructions the performance and security are worth it.
Fluxbuntu on my old P1 128mb laptop is horrible: boots slowly and runs slowly but on the other hand it runs as well as any other OS on it of equivalent power. I have it showing various CLI based tickers and other btis I made in python (I know rat poison would be better but fluxbox+eterm is simply easier.)
New software with new features will be slower than old software with no new featuresfor exampleCryEngine1 vs CryEngine2Running on CryEngine1 Recommended systemits going to fly with CryEngine1, but might not even Run CryEngine2
greatdrokDec 22, 2007
OpenBSD is very good on older hardware including support for architectures that Linux doesn't support. I used it years back on a SPARC1 box because Linux and Solaris were both unusable on it. With OpenBSD it performed as well as it had with SunOS 4.1 and included everything a typical UNIX has. Very stable system. Of course, it does feel a bit old on the install side but if you follow the instructions the performance and security are worth it.
speedyrevDec 22, 2007
Back in MY day, we just counted stacks of rocks. My kids came in with that crazy abacus computer. I still don't understand it.
mossblaserDec 23, 2007
Fluxbuntu on my old P1 128mb laptop is horrible: boots slowly and runs slowly but on the other hand it runs as well as any other OS on it of equivalent power. I have it showing various CLI based tickers and other btis I made in python (I know rat poison would be better but fluxbox+eterm is simply easier.)
chingy1788Dec 23, 2007
New software with new features will be slower than old software with no new featuresfor exampleCryEngine1 vs CryEngine2Running on CryEngine1 Recommended systemits going to fly with CryEngine1, but might not even Run CryEngine2
Closed AccountDec 23, 2007
I thought you had to be at least 13 to sign up here.
unstablemindDec 23, 2007
My personal favorite is LEAF (Linux Embedded Appliance Firewall) a whole 2.4 MB!
din100Dec 23, 2007
windows 98 se ?
ederschDec 23, 2007
The best way to recycle an old PC by far!