On Wed, 12 Jul 2006 18:24:50 +0100, Roy Schestowitz wrote:
> __/ [ Kier ] on Wednesday 12 July 2006 17:09 \__
>
>> On Wed, 12 Jul 2006 15:39:52 +0100, Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>>
>>> __/ [ Kier ] on Wednesday 12 July 2006 15:23 \__
>>>
>>>> On Tue, 11 Jul 2006 22:21:04 +0100, Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> __/ [ Kier ] on Tuesday 11 July 2006 21:02 \__
>>>>
>>>> <snip>
>>>>
>>>>>> Slax is pretty fast on most average-normal hardware, and if you have
>>>>>> 256 or above RAM (I think that's the limit) you can load it all into
>>>>>> memory and have it run even quicker.
>>>>>
>>>>> On my Windows 98 laptop I had no more than 32 MB of RAM. This can be a
>>>>> peril and a pain, not just to Live CD's, but to installers as well.
>>>>
>>>> Then you'd need something like DSL, which may work on such hardware (and
>>>> I think there are a few other tiny distros of a similar nature around).
>>>> It's amazing what you can squeeze into 50 MB!
>>>
>>> I gave that laptop to my sister last year. I don't believe she ever uses
>>> it though. *frown* I might just grab it back if she admits that it only
>>> sits in some drawer, or the briefcase.
>>>
>>
>> Even old kit does have its uses, it would be a pity to have it wasted if
>> it can be put to use.
>
> I really can't think of any use for it. But I'll carry on thinking. The only
> scenario where I could use a laptop is when I travel, but even then there's
> the PDA with the foldable keyboard, which are lighter and easier to pull and
> push in/out of one's pocket, as well as operate within a second. That's
> actually why I gave up on laptops in the first place, after 6 years. Battery
> life is the root of many evils, too.
That, or rather the lack of it, is my only real downer on my laptops. The
new one only has about ninety minutes of juice in it, the old one has a
clapped-out charger/battery connection. Still, I tend not to take it out
anywhere, so it's not so much a problem as an annoyance.
--
Kier
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