[ncolug] Re: Debian on Sun howto
- From: Chuck Stickelman <cstickelman@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: ncolug@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 23 Mar 2008 20:47:36 -0400
Henry keultjes wrote:
> http://beginlinux.com/index.php/server_training/serv_admin_m/subnets_ipcalc/0/800
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> For the Sun fans, a way to make their old hardware useful.
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> Henry
Yes, you can take a dilapidated old run-down worthless computer and load
Linux on it. The article states that he spent $20 on his Sun system.
For that kind of money one would have an OK graphical terminal. Don't
expect it's graphics to be all that - your not likely to get
Compiz-Fusion <http://www.compiz-fusion.org/> quality output - but it'd
be enough for generic Web surfing. You will want to spend some money on
a "server" to actually run your applications on too...
If you value your time trying to shoehorn a contemporary OS on ancient
hardware is not the way to go. I know that I will think twice about
trying to play with anything more than 4-5 years old...
Chuck
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