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Title: Operating Systems?
Post by: Brush Wolf on December 25, 2015, 05:49:38 pm

I have an old Dell D800 1.6 Pentium M, 1.25 GB RAM that currently has Windows XP on it that I use for light surfing mainly when I travel. Any suggestions for alternative OS's for it?

Title: Re: Operating Systems?
Post by: knightstorm on December 27, 2015, 01:52:06 pm

Red Star OS

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Star_OS

Title: Re: Operating Systems?
Post by: [UFP]Exeter on December 27, 2015, 02:00:14 pm

free version of linux

Title: Re: Operating Systems?
Post by: Brush Wolf on December 27, 2015, 02:45:52 pm

Quote from: knightstorm on December 27, 2015, 01:52:06 pm

Red Star OS

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Star_OS

I gather that Red Star is a flavor of Linux, I will check it out.

Title: Re: Operating Systems?
Post by: knightstorm on December 27, 2015, 03:23:42 pm

Quote from: Brush Wolf on December 27, 2015, 02:45:52 pm

Quote from: knightstorm on December 27, 2015, 01:52:06 pm

Red Star OS

[url]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Star_OS[/url] ([url]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Star_OS[/url])

I gather that Red Star is a flavor of Linux, I will check it out.

Don't, I suggested it as  joke.  Its the official state OS of North Korea, with all that it implies.

http://www.reuters.com/article/northkorea-computers-idUSKBN0UA0GF20151227 (http://www.reuters.com/article/northkorea-computers-idUSKBN0UA0GF20151227)

On a more serious note, I'd recommend keeping an eye on ReactOS.  Its an open source windows clone that's been in development.  Its starting to look more like a usable OS.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ReactOS (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ReactOS)

Title: Re: Operating Systems?
Post by: Brush Wolf on December 28, 2015, 09:48:26 am

I did some checking and thought it might be a joke. React looks promising.

Title: Re: Operating Systems?
Post by: Nemesis on December 28, 2015, 10:22:10 am

I've been using Netrunner Linux for sometime, now on three machines.  Like many forms of Linux you can run it straight from a DVD or install to a thumbdrive for testing purposes without having to install on the machine itself in case it does not meet your needs. 

Title: Re: Operating Systems?
Post by: [UFP]Exeter on December 28, 2015, 07:32:41 pm

Quote from: Brush Wolf on December 27, 2015, 02:45:52 pm

Quote from: knightstorm on December 27, 2015, 01:52:06 pm

Red Star OS

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Star_OS

I gather that Red Star is a flavor of Linux, I will check it out.

it is, korean only

Title: Re: Operating Systems?
Post by: knightstorm on January 01, 2016, 01:08:06 am

Quote from: [UFP]Exeter on December 28, 2015, 07:32:41 pm

Quote from: Brush Wolf on December 27, 2015, 02:45:52 pm

Quote from: knightstorm on December 27, 2015, 01:52:06 pm

Red Star OS

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Star_OS

I gather that Red Star is a flavor of Linux, I will check it out.

it is, korean only

That doesn't matter if you fill your heart with the Juche ideology. ;)

Title: Re: Operating Systems?
Post by: I, Mudd. on January 01, 2016, 05:50:24 am

http://www.linuxmint.com/ (http://www.linuxmint.com/)