<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Aug 25, 2013 at 3:57 PM, Gene Heskett <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:gheskett@wdtv.com" target="_blank">gheskett@wdtv.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">On Sunday 25 August 2013 07:40:17 Ali Linx (amjjawad) did opine:<br>
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> On Sun, Aug 25, 2013 at 6:48 AM, Gene Heskett <<a href="mailto:gheskett@wdtv.com">gheskett@wdtv.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> > While I think about it, whats the max memory a P4 can handle?<br>
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> What is your CPU? P4 3.06GHz? P4 3.00 GHz?<br>
> Is it 32bit or 64bit?<br>
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</div>64 bit refuses to install, and 2.4Ghz seems to be the claimed cpu speed.<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>It could be this: <a href="http://ark.intel.com/products/27436/Intel-Pentium-4-Processor-2_40-GHz-1M-Cache-533-MHz-FSB">http://ark.intel.com/products/27436/Intel-Pentium-4-Processor-2_40-GHz-1M-Cache-533-MHz-FSB</a><br>
<br></div><div>Or<br><br></div><div>Could be this: <a href="http://ark.intel.com/products/27438/Intel-Pentium-4-Processor-2_40-GHz-512K-Cache-533-MHz-FSB">http://ark.intel.com/products/27438/Intel-Pentium-4-Processor-2_40-GHz-512K-Cache-533-MHz-FSB</a><br>
<br></div><div>But the command that I gave you should show it all.<br></div><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div class="im">
> > It was good memory that last time I checked it 2 years ago, been in a<br>
> > static bag since.<br>
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> If you manage to get the GRUB Menu, run the memory test over night and<br>
> check the result next morning.<br>
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</div>I let it run for 4 cycles yesterday, no errors. On the OEM memory of 512M.<br>
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> Let me know if you need any further information :)<br>
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</div>Are you saying the Lubuntu is even better for low memory machines?</blockquote><div><br></div><div>It is designed specially to breathe new life into old machines :)<br><br></div><div>Two years back, I have created something on Ubuntu Forums which is now lives on the Wiki Area: <a href="https://help.ubuntu.com/community/LubuntuLinks">https://help.ubuntu.com/community/LubuntuLinks</a><br>
<br></div><div>It should have all the links related to Lubuntu :)<br></div><div><br></div><div><br> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
I am not at all fam with the LDXE environment. If it can run digikam and gimp<br>
twould be a plus,</blockquote><div><br></div><div>LXDE is the desktop environment which is very lightweight and simple and very good option for old machines.<br><br></div><div><a href="http://lxde.org/">http://lxde.org/</a><br>
<br> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"> but she has no printer to print pix with. So I expect<br>
firefox & tbird will be the main apps, once she gets a net connection,<br>
which will probably be slow since the home itself is about as rural as can<br>
be for Lewis County WV.<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Lubuntu is the official flavour of Ubuntu which is made for old machines: <br><br><a href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Lubuntu#Lubuntu_VS_Ubuntu">https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Lubuntu#Lubuntu_VS_Ubuntu</a> <br>
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This would be a learning box as she has never had a working windows machine
ever, but I'd druther not discourage her because of what it can't do.<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>3 years with Lubuntu, 2 years of these were very busy contributing to this project as the Lead of Communications and Support and now, Team Leader of Lubuntu Brainstorming Team. There is nothing Lubuntu can not do. Yes, some stuff you need to do it manually but eventually, everything should work just like on other official flavours (Ubuntu, Xubuntu, Kubuntu, etc). <br>
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Thanks Ali.<br>
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Cheers, Gene<br clear="all"></div></blockquote></div><br></div><div class="gmail_extra">You are most welcome :)<br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br>-- <br><div dir="ltr"><font color="#351c75" face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif" size="1"><span style="color:rgb(153,0,0)">Remember: "All of us are smarter than any one of us."</span><b><br>
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