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Linux for Older PCs : From Ubuntu to Vector Linux

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Oct 1, 2008

“Before we start, here is my PC configuration. It’s an old
Compax nx7010 business laptop with a Pentium M(Centrino) 1.6 Ghz
processor, 1.5GB of Ram and a 64 MB ATI Radeon 9200 gfx card. It’s
pretty fancy for a 5 year old laptop, but it cost a bomb back
then.”


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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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