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Fri May 9 02:17:39 PDT 2014

very little in the way of hardware to run fast and smoothly. Many of my =
readings at the time, indicated that a 486 system with 8 MB was more =
than sufficient to run a Linux system. From what I have read, a system =
that would appear slow in Windows 95, as a result of old and dated =
hardware, would become amazingly fast in Linux. This being the case, I =
believed that Linux would be an excellent choice of OS to install on an =
old and dated laptop.

I will be using the system for mainly two tasks: as a learning ground =
for Linux and web page design. I am just a newbie when it comes to web =
page design, however I can code very simple pages using HTML, CSS, and a =
very simple text editor, such as Notepad on Windows. This being the =
case, for a Linux system, I would need a text editor similar to Notepad =
along with browsers, such as IE or Netscape. I have used Pico a great =
deal in the past, however that was only in the shell. Since I wish to =
practice making web pages in a graphical environment, believe I will =
have to use the Linux GUI.

In regards to the Linux GUI, I really have no idea what the difference =
is between X, KDE, and Gnome. However, I have read that running these =
"applications" increases the hardware requirements on the Linux system.

Now taking into account the above, what kind of system would you =
recommend?
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>To everyone that responded to my =
previous post,=20
thanks!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>This is a more specific version of my =
previous=20
question, but I hope everyone doesn't mind.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I wish to learn and become profecient =
in using=20
Linux, but at the moment, the only thing holding me back are my hardware =

requirements and what I will actually be using the Linux system=20
for.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I am looking to purchase a laptop, but =
being very,=20
very, very, poor, I can not afford anything close to a modern system. As =
a=20
result, I have been looking for refurbished laptops at the very low end =
of the=20
scale, ranging around $100 to $200. As a result, the only laptops I have =
been=20
able to find are very low end, ranging from 486 to Pentium 133 and with =
ram=20
ranging from 8 MB to 16 MB, along with hard drives that barely =
reach 1-2=20
GB.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>From my past readings regarding Linux, =
I have read=20
that Linux requires very little in the way of hardware to run fast and =
smoothly.=20
Many of my readings at the time, indicated that a 486 system with 8 =
MB was=20
more than sufficient to run a Linux system. From what I have read, a =
system that=20
would appear slow in Windows 95, as a result of old and dated=20
hardware, would become amazingly fast in Linux. This being the =
case, I=20
believed that Linux would be an excellent choice of OS to install on an =
old and=20
dated laptop.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I will be using the system for mainly =
two tasks: as=20
a learning ground for Linux and web page design. I am just a newbie when =
it=20
comes to web page design, however I can code very simple pages using =
HTML, CSS,=20
and a very simple text editor, such as Notepad on Windows. This being =
the case,=20
for a Linux system, I would need a text editor similar to Notepad along =
with=20
browsers, such as IE or Netscape. I have used Pico a great deal in the =
past,=20
however that was only in the shell. Since I wish to practice making web =
pages in=20
a graphical environment, believe I will have to use the Linux =
GUI.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>In regards to the Linux GUI, I really =
have no idea=20
what the difference is between X, KDE, and Gnome. However, I have read =
that=20
running these "applications" increases the hardware requirements on the =
Linux=20
system.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Now taking into account the above, what =
kind of=20
system would you recommend?</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>

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