ExSimGuy
5th Feb 2001, 10:55
An interesting comment by Schmite on the "upgrade" thread prompted me to post regarding using Linux on my Laptop.
I'm currently thinking of switching to Linux on my old (but still trusty) laptop, to try to speed the thing up. It's a Dell LM, with a P133, 24Mb RAM and a 2Gb HDD. I use a Xircom PCMCIA modem for internet (mainly Email, but also a bit of browsing, when "on the road")
Can you give me any pointers? I'd like to still be able to run Excel spreadsheets and Powerpoint demos on it - either by "dual-booting" or with WINE, as well as the email and browsing funtionality.
What about my McAfee anti-virus and ZoneAlarm? any Linux-users can give me a pointer regarding the possibility to use these under WINE, or if there are similar utilities available for Linux?
Can't really afford to buy a brand-new 500Mb+ laptop and I was hoping that this approach might get me a few more years out of the LM133.
Of course, if there's anyone actually running Linux on an LM, that'd be really interesting!
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I'm currently thinking of switching to Linux on my old (but still trusty) laptop, to try to speed the thing up. It's a Dell LM, with a P133, 24Mb RAM and a 2Gb HDD. I use a Xircom PCMCIA modem for internet (mainly Email, but also a bit of browsing, when "on the road")
Can you give me any pointers? I'd like to still be able to run Excel spreadsheets and Powerpoint demos on it - either by "dual-booting" or with WINE, as well as the email and browsing funtionality.
What about my McAfee anti-virus and ZoneAlarm? any Linux-users can give me a pointer regarding the possibility to use these under WINE, or if there are similar utilities available for Linux?
Can't really afford to buy a brand-new 500Mb+ laptop and I was hoping that this approach might get me a few more years out of the LM133.
Of course, if there's anyone actually running Linux on an LM, that'd be really interesting!
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What Goes Around . . . . .
. . often makes a better landing