Topic: Operating Systems?

[Brush Wolf]

I have an old Dell D800 1.6 Pentium M, 1.25 GB RAM that currently has Windows XP on it that I use for light surfing mainly when I travel. Any suggestions for alternative OS's for it?

[knightstorm]

Red Star OS

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Star_OS

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free version of linux

[Brush Wolf]

Red Star OS

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Star_OS

I gather that Red Star is a flavor of Linux, I will check it out.

[knightstorm]

Red Star OS

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Star_OS

I gather that Red Star is a flavor of Linux, I will check it out.

Don't, I suggested it as  joke.  Its the official state OS of North Korea, with all that it implies.

http://www.reuters.com/article/northkorea-computers-idUSKBN0UA0GF20151227

On a more serious note, I'd recommend keeping an eye on ReactOS.  Its an open source windows clone that's been in development.  Its starting to look more like a usable OS.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ReactOS

[Brush Wolf]

I did some checking and thought it might be a joke. React looks promising.

[Nemesis]

I've been using Netrunner Linux for sometime, now on three machines.  Like many forms of Linux you can run it straight from a DVD or install to a thumbdrive for testing purposes without having to install on the machine itself in case it does not meet your needs. 

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Red Star OS

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Star_OS

I gather that Red Star is a flavor of Linux, I will check it out.

it is, korean only

[knightstorm]

Red Star OS

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Star_OS

I gather that Red Star is a flavor of Linux, I will check it out.

it is, korean only

That doesn't matter if you fill your heart with the Juche ideology.

[I, Mudd.]

http://www.linuxmint.com/