Comments on: Hardy Heron’s here! http://asolis.net/2008/04/hardy-herons-here/ The home of my random stuff. Wed, 14 Jul 2010 20:00:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Aaron http://asolis.net/2008/04/hardy-herons-here/comment-page-1/#comment-123 Aaron Sun, 27 Apr 2008 01:09:57 +0000 http://asolis.net/2008/04/hardy-herons-here/#comment-123 Ubuntu supports old hardware far better than Windows does. I have a laptop that is 5 or 6 years old with 512 MB of ram that was consistently running the latest version of Ubuntu and ran everything perfectly. The only reason I bought a new laptop is my little sister wanted a laptop and I wanted something with a DVD burner and built-in WiFi. Ubuntu supports old hardware far better than Windows does. I have a laptop that is 5 or 6 years old with 512 MB of ram that was consistently running the latest version of Ubuntu and ran everything perfectly.

The only reason I bought a new laptop is my little sister wanted a laptop and I wanted something with a DVD burner and built-in WiFi.

]]> By: Alex http://asolis.net/2008/04/hardy-herons-here/comment-page-1/#comment-116 Alex Thu, 24 Apr 2008 22:07:18 +0000 http://asolis.net/2008/04/hardy-herons-here/#comment-116 I think it depends on the hardware I guess. I haven't really tried Ubuntu on many different computers, and I'm hardly a Linux expert. You might want to ask around on the <a href="http://ubuntuforums.org/" rel="nofollow">Ubuntu Forums</a> since there's many knowledgeable people over there. :) I think it depends on the hardware I guess. I haven’t really tried Ubuntu on many different computers, and I’m hardly a Linux expert. You might want to ask around on the Ubuntu Forums since there’s many knowledgeable people over there. :)

]]> By: GDad http://asolis.net/2008/04/hardy-herons-here/comment-page-1/#comment-115 GDad Thu, 24 Apr 2008 11:54:26 +0000 http://asolis.net/2008/04/hardy-herons-here/#comment-115 I'm thinking about repurposing an old Windows 98 laptop with some flavor of Linux. Do you have any gotchas to avoid with old hardware, or is it just "your mileage may vary?" I’m thinking about repurposing an old Windows 98 laptop with some flavor of Linux. Do you have any gotchas to avoid with old hardware, or is it just “your mileage may vary?”

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