TriedIT: Review: SimplyMEPIS 6.5 64 | Linux Today

TriedIT: Review: SimplyMEPIS 6.5 64

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Apr 6, 2007

“Folks, I am now mostly recovered from my illness and I am
hopefully bringing to you the first (or one of the first!) reviews
of the latest SimplyMEPIS 6.5. I am reviewing the 64-bit version on
my AMD Athlon 64 x2 system that I built myself. This machine
includes 2GB of RAM, 160GB and 200GB SATA drives, and most
importantly an Nvidia GeForce 7800GT 256MB. My last review of
SimplyMEPIS 6.5 RC 1 got a lot of attention, albeit not nearly as
much as my PCLinuxOS 2007 Test 3 review did.

“Unlike my last venture with SimplyMEPIS 6.5 RC 1, this final
release gets the treatment of a full install to my desktop
system…”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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