:Linux.com: Linux Breathes New Life Into Old Hardware
Linux.com: Linux Breathes New Life Into Old Hardware Apr 10, 2004, 01 :00 UTC (7 Talkback[s]) (10990 reads) (Other stories by Brice Burgess)
"Linux may be cutting-edge software, but it runs just fine on hardware that would make Microsoft's current operating systems beg for relief. I took four different distros and installed them on a five-year-old rebuilt IBM ThinkPad 600E supplied by LinuxCertifed. They proved that Linux on older hardware can be a cost-effective combination.
"ThinkPad 600E units tend to sell for around $300 on eBay. My ThinkPad 600E came equipped with a 366MHz Pentium II Mobile CPU, 256MB of PC66 SDRAM, and a 9.3GB 4,200RPM hard drive. That's theoretically much slower than the 3GHz laptops being produced today--but notice I said 'theoretical...'
