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 Old PC Linux 

What's the best use for this PC?
Server 50%  50%  [ 5 ]
Media center 0%  0%  [ 0 ]
DVR 10%  10%  [ 1 ]
Internet treminal 0%  0%  [ 0 ]
Boat Anchor 40%  40%  [ 4 ]
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Hey. I have an old PC, with a Celeron running at 400-something mhz, a DVD drive, and 256 MB of RAM.
It's an old Dell L500c.
Does anyone have any suggestions for a Linux distro for it?


Sat Apr 14, 2007 5:07 pm
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For a lightweight desktop, you might want to try Arch or Xubunutu. I don't know much about other specialized distros, though. You could just use it as a file server.


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Well the only thing that it would be good at other than a boat anchor would be to store files on.

And since there is no storage option I chose boat anchor.


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Sell it. To a humorously crusty old captain.

"Aye! Tis not an anchor."

"This is a Dell L500c, it weighs more than a luxury SUV."

"Aye, aye. Very well then." *gives monies*

"HOIST THE MAIN-SAIL, YA SCURVY DOGS! OR I'LL HAVE YE THROWN TO THE BOTTOM-FEEDERS!"

*Fog horn*

Good times...

- The-Masses


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boat anchor. or casing for a very powerful bomb. or sell it on ebay.


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Better sell it to the museum


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Server. Sell the graphics card, buy a crappy one and with the money left upgrade processor and RAM and buy a 1 Terabyte HD, then proceed to fill it with crapload of files.


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