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Netbook - $129

#136 Post by mechmike »

Edit 02/2014 - the link originally posted no longer exists...
Intel Atom N270 1.6GHz processor, 1GB of DDR2 667MHz memory, an 80GB hard drive and 1.3 megapixel integrated camera.
This is what I want for Xmas... ; )
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#137 Post by izezi »

Wary Puppy runs great on my 12 year old Gateway laptop. The LCD screen burned out on it several years ago and I use an external 15" Viewsonic CRT monitor with it that displays in 1024x768 with 24bit color.


-Computer-
Processor : Intel(R) Celeron(TM) CPU 1200MHz
Memory : 253MB (128MB used)
Operating System : Linux 2.6.32-uni (i686)
Distribution : Wary Puppy 5.2.2
User Name : root (root)
Date/Time : Mon 19 Mar 2012 04:38:27 AM CDT

-Display-
Resolution : 1024x768 pixels
OpenGL Renderer : Mesa GLX Indirect
X11 Vendor : The X.Org Foundation
-Multimedia-
Audio Adapter : Allegro - ESS Allegro PCI
Audio Adapter : ICH-MODEM - Intel 82801CA-ICH3 Modem

-Input Devices-
AT Translated Set 2 keyboard
AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint
Lid Switch
Sleep Button
Power Button
Video Bus
PC Speaker

-SCSI Disks-
ATA TOSHIBA MK2018GA
QSI DVD-ROM SDR-083
SanDisk Cruzer

-PCI Devices-
Host bridge : Intel Corporation 82830 830 Chipset Host Bridge
VGA compatible controller : Intel Corporation 82830 CGC [Chipset Graphics Controller]
Display controller : Intel Corporation 82830 CGC [Chipset Graphics Controller]
USB Controller : Intel Corporation 82801CA/CAM USB Controller #1
USB Controller : Intel Corporation 82801CA/CAM USB Controller #2
PCI bridge : Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge
ISA bridge : Intel Corporation 82801CAM ISA Bridge
IDE interface : Intel Corporation 82801CAM IDE U100 Controller
SMBus : Intel Corporation 82801CA/CAM SMBus Controller
Modem : Intel Corporation 82801CA/CAM AC'97 Modem Controller
Multimedia audio controller : ESS Technology ES1988 Allegro-1
CardBus bridge : O2 Micro, Inc. OZ601/6912/711E0 CardBus/SmartCardBus Controller
Ethernet controller : Intel Corporation 82801CAM

I run FreeBSD 7.4 with Fluxbox on the HD with Puppy booting from an 8GB USB stick. I couldn't believe how easy the install went, liked how everything had a wizard to get it up and running and am really happy with it.
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#138 Post by GJones »

Thinkpad 600E runs Wary 5.2.2 reasonably well.

Cost: seems to usually go for $50 to $100 on EBay, so not a particularly good value. OTOH it does qualify as cheap.

Specs for mine:
400 MHz Pentium II processor
192 MB of PC100 RAM (I think this was upgraded on mine though)
40 GB IDE hard disk (originally 20 GB but that one broke)
Some sort of Neomagic GPU
2 16-bit PCMCIA slots

Quirks:
Needs acpi=force to boot from the CD.
Takes a long time (~20 seconds) to POST.
BIOS setup screen is very unintuitive, and uses a cursor shaped like a duck, which flaps its wings when you move it.

Problems:
Only one USB port, which may or may not have lag problems with certain USB mice.
No ethernet, you need a PCMCIA ethernet card - I use an old 3Com model.
No wireless, and I've no idea if there are any compatible wifi cards.
Screen is rather low res, laptop is heavy and bulky, battery life is rubbish... etc.

What is usable:
Rox, Geany, Seamonkey... Basically most stuff. JWM's outline move/resize helps a lot. Responsiveness is generally on par with Windows 2000, and boot time is about the same. Don't expect Seamonkey to handle Hotmail or anything else JS intensive though.

What is not usable:
Abiword is completely broken - smooth scrolling is hardcoded into the current version, but the poor CPU is too weak to handle it, which makes the word processor unresponsive when typing. This is really the fault of the Abiword devs, for failing to provide an off switch for this behavior! Too bad though, because everyone needs word processing.

Misc. advice:
Use a full install, not a frugal install. Frugal takes twice as long to boot on this computer, and has no real advantages, at least until someone figures out how to make a multi-user distro run on this slowpoke.

P.S. If anyone does figure out how to make Debian or Slackware or something run usably on this thing, please drop me a line!

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#139 Post by mini-jaguar »


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#140 Post by starhawk »

Thin client conversions are fun ;) and some of them are actually useful, too. Just pull the flash disk module, and put in an IDE->CF adapter and either CF card or Microdrive (I like 8gig Microdrives a lot -- especially since you can put swap on 'em). You probably will want to upgrade the RAM as well.

Older thin clients (anything with an AMD Geode CPU) will be obnoxiously slow running Puppy of any kind (well... maybe not PupNGo...). However, I have a thin client right now that has Puplite 5 on it and is quite responsive -- about on par with my ASUS 1000HEB netbook!

That particular model (which I recommend) is a NeoWare CA19 that I purchased on eBay. (I was supposed to get a CA21, but whatever, it works fine.) There aren't many on eBay at this moment, but those that are are going for around $25-30 including shipping. You'll need about $10-15 for the RAM; the CF adapter should be $5 or less; and the CF card itself will set you back about the same price as the system unit if you get a nice one (same with Microdrives -- 4gig ones go for about $15, but the 8gig ones are more like $30).

The nice things about the CA19 are that it has fairly modern RAM (a DDR2 laptop style SODIMM) and that the drive connector is the laptop style 44pin -- that means that the connector is self-powering and you don't have to splice a 5/3.3volt CF card into a 12volt power supply somehow (probably this would involve a run to a local electronics supply store for some regulator components!). BTW, there's a USB header on the board, unused, so if you don't need a parallel port you can double your USB ports... handy.

More on the thin-client-as-desktop stuff --> www.parkytowers.me.uk/thin/
That guy is awesome and knows everything about this stuff.

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Re: acer aspire revo r1600

#141 Post by ardvark »

parwrench wrote:picked up for just over 200$ .. came with xp.... not any more. installed puppy 4.31 from a 2 gig jump drive without a hitch cept some dummy forgot to make the partition bootable.
http://reviews.cnet.com/desktops/acer-a ... 77218.html
:D
i am impressed with graphix and hd audio. i have paid more for video cards in the old days.
hmmmm....theres only 1 screw in the case...i wonder what happens when i take it out????

acer aspire revo r1600
intel atom 230@1.6ghz
1 gig ddr ram
nvidia ion graphics 512mb
intel hd audio
I'm running Precise 5.6.1 on the same system and it works very nicely. Haven't had one problem with it. :)

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eee 900 series

#142 Post by ThoriumBlvd »

On ebay there are quite a few 900 series (900a, ha, 901, 904hd, etc) availible. Some like the 900a will get bricked by the Xandros or XP, and be availible for $100 or less used (careful... make sure the words FOR PARTS ONLY is not there). I'm using a new one from early 2009 from BB for $149.
Finding a black eee will be difficult. IMHO $70-100 is fair.
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#143 Post by Ibidem »

GJones wrote:Thinkpad 600E runs Wary 5.2.2 reasonably well.
...
Problems:
Only one USB port, which may or may not have lag problems with certain USB mice.
No ethernet, you need a PCMCIA ethernet card - I use an old 3Com model.
No wireless, and I've no idea if there are any compatible wifi cards.
...
What is not usable:
Abiword is completely broken - smooth scrolling is hardcoded into the current version, but the poor CPU is too weak to handle it, which makes the word processor unresponsive when typing. This is really the fault of the Abiword devs, for failing to provide an off switch for this behavior! Too bad though, because everyone needs word processing.

Misc. advice:
Use a full install, not a frugal install. Frugal takes twice as long to boot on this computer, and has no real advantages, at least until someone figures out how to make a multi-user distro run on this slowpoke.

P.S. If anyone does figure out how to make Debian or Slackware or something run usably on this thing, please drop me a line!
Old post, I know, but...
I used to have a Thinkpad 600X that was at most 500 MHz. It ran Dapper Drake...
For wireless, I used a prism54-based PCMCIA card.

For a wordprocessor, try Ted (http://nllgg.nl/Ted/).

As far as Debian goes, I'd start with a plain (text) install, then add roughly the stuff that Puppy uses (apt-get install xinit jwm xterm rxvt-unicode iceape rox-filer geany gnumeric menu).

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#144 Post by ardvark »

Ibidem wrote:Old post, I know, but...
I used to have a Thinkpad 600X that was at most 500 MHz. It ran Dapper Drake...
For wireless, I used a prism54-based PCMCIA card.

For a wordprocessor, try Ted (http://nllgg.nl/Ted/).

As far as Debian goes, I'd start with a plain (text) install, then add roughly the stuff that Puppy uses (apt-get install xinit jwm xterm rxvt-unicode iceape rox-filer geany gnumeric menu).
Hi...

The problem with the 600E was that it was a Pentium II system whereas yours had a Pentium III. That will still make quite a bit of difference in software performance. :(

However, the hardware you mentioned might still work with it.

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#145 Post by EdD »

Great buys abound these days with the bigger surplus houses. i got a Lenovo Thinkcentre w/ dual core 2.66ghz and 4g RAM for $75, no hard drive. Beats what I could buy 5 years ago for the same amount from the same kind of surplus dealer. I like getting machines without windows installed. $15 bucks for a new sata HDD from ebay and there's a great puppy machine for under $100. Slacko Pup64 runs great on it.
Dell optiplex 780, Intel Core 2 Duo CPU E7500 @ 2.93GHz, 4g RAM, w/ATI RV620 LE Radeon HD 3450. Currently running a full install of Slacko 6.3.0 ( 32 bit version).

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#146 Post by mechmike »

@EdD:

Nothing to do with any of this (other than I started this thread a few years ago...), but where in Southside Virginia? I am a native Virginian, and my family moved to Chase City from my Charlottesville birthplace when I was in my mid-teens.

Blows me away that Google has a data center near Boydton. I worked for a summer in a drive-in restaurant in Boydton my junior year.

Of course, I am 30+ years removed from my mid-teens now, and I live in central Alabama, but I still have family in VA and get back there a couple of times a year...

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#147 Post by EdD »

Mike, I live down near Blackstone. Southside does stretch a long way, doesn't it? I'm a transplant, though. Came here in '98.
Dell optiplex 780, Intel Core 2 Duo CPU E7500 @ 2.93GHz, 4g RAM, w/ATI RV620 LE Radeon HD 3450. Currently running a full install of Slacko 6.3.0 ( 32 bit version).

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$41.40 - 2002 IBM ThinkPad T30 / running Slacko Puppy 5.3.1

#148 Post by Chrispy »

I built brought back to life a very cheap machine today running Slacko Puppy Linux 5.3.1. For $25 I was able to pickup a 2002 IBM ThinkPad T30 laptop, that once upon a time ran Windows XP. The installation did not go quite as planned, but I was able to get the machine up and running again.

Since the hard drive is shot, and the operating system will not run from USB flash drive, I have to reinstall Slacko everytime I boot up the computer. However, in 4 minutes, and 30 seconds, I can go from pressing the "on" button to surfing the web with the help of my $17.31 Belkin N150 Wi-Fi USB Adapter.

"Undeadbook" (web thin client) total cost: $41.40

http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic. ... 26&t=93440

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#149 Post by Marv »

Added another Fujitsu lifebook s series to my stable today. This one a 6231 for $70. Brings the total up to 4 now, a 6110, a 6210, a 6231, and a 6520. I'd guess the price per unit averaged over all of them is about $100. Obviously I love these little jewels. Solid, cheap now, maintainable, sub 4 lbs, and all intel. Of course all puppy :D I've run all flavors of Saluki/Carolina, LxPup, X-precise, Boxpup, alphaOS and I forget what all else on them. All have CF cards or SSD replacing the HD (personal preference). Drawbacks.. non-PAE except for the 6520, and non-widescreen except for the 6520. I actually wind up using the 6210 most of the time except for extensive unsquashing or squashing which taxes the Pentium M some and thus falls to the core 2 duo 6520. The others are currently farmed out along with a Dell Latitude D610 and some IBM T series solid but too heavy for my current tastes. Specs on the 6210 are:

Current Time: 12:40:04
System Uptime: 1 day, 4 hr 49 min
Load Average: 0.29 0.21 0.17

▶—— BASE SYSTEM ——◀

PC Manufacturer: FUJITSU
Product Name: LifeBook S Series

Motherboard Vendor: FUJITSU
Product Name: FJNB181

BIOS Vendor: Phoenix/FUJITSU
Version: Version 1.06
Release Date: 11/08/2004

Intel(R) Pentium(R) M processor 1600MHz
Max Speed: 1600 MHz
Current Speed of Core 0:Intel(R) MHz, 1:1600 MHz

Min/Max frequency : 600/1600 MHz
Frequency governor : ondemand
Freq. scaling driver : acpi-cpufreq

Personal Storage File:
Name: lxpupsave-1403sp1.2fs
Total Size: 256 MB
Free Space: 182 MB
Location: partition sda1

Memory Allocation:
Total RAM: 1000 MB
Used RAM: 673 MB
Free RAM: 327 MB
Buffers: 36 MB
Total Swap: 0 MB
Free Swap: 0 MB

Linux Kernel: 3.4.82 (i686)
Kernel Version: #1 SMP Mon Mar 3 17:15:25 EST 2014

Distro: LxPup 14.03
Desktop Panel: lxpanel 0.6.0-r694
Window Manager: Openbox 3.5.2
Desktop Start: xwin startlxde

Username: root
Language: en_US.UTF-8
Keyboard: us
Timezone: US/Central

Firewall: On (ip_tables detected)
Network Status: eth0
Wireless Network: xxxxxxxxxxxx
Bit Rate:54 Mb/s Tx-Power=20 dBm Sensitivity=8/0
Link Quality=86/100 Signal=-44 dBm Noise=-89 dBm
Session Data: Received 207.7 MB, Sent 29.9 MB
Monthly Data: Received 242 MB, Sent 34 MB

Hostname: puppypc709
Network IP Address: 192.168.10.11
Domain Name Server (DNS): 208.67.222.222
208.67.220.220
Hardware Address (MAC): xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx

Boot Partition: sda1 (Size 3.9G, Free 1.3G)
Boot File System: vfat
Boot Media: ataflash

PUPMODE=13
PUPSFS=sda1,vfat,/Lxpup_1403/puppy_lxpup_14.03.sfs
PUPSAVE=sda1,vfat,/Lxpup_1403/lxpupsave-1403sp1.2fs

▶—— BATTERY (BAT0) ——◀

BAT0 is not detected.

▶—— DISPLAY ——◀

Display Specifications:
• Monitor VertRefresh: 60.0 times/s
• Screen Dimensions: 1024x768 pixels (270x203 millimeters)
• Screen Depth: 24 bits (planes)

Xorg Startup Log (/var/log/Xorg.0.log):
• Xorg Driver in use: intel
• Loaded Modules: dbe dri dri2 extmod fb glx kbd mouse record synaptics
• X.Org version: 1.12.4

OpenGL 2D/3D Rendering:
• Direct Rendering: Yes
• Vendor: Tungsten Graphics, Inc
• Renderer: Mesa DRI Intel(R) 852GM/855GM x86/MMX/SSE2
• Version: 1.3 Mesa 8.0.4

VGA controller [0300]: Intel Corporation 82852/855GM Integrated Graphics Device [8086:3582] (rev 02)
• Kernel Driver: i915
• Memory Used: 286.90 KB
• Path: /lib/modules/3.4.82/kernel/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915.ko
• Description: Intel Graphics

▶—— MULTIMEDIA ——◀

Multimedia audio controller [0401]: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) AC'97 Audio Controller [8086:24c5] (rev 03)
• Kernel Driver: snd_intel8x0
• Memory Used: 19.34 KB
• Path: /lib/modules/3.4.82/kernel/sound/pci/snd-intel8x0.ko
• Description: Intel 82801AA, 82901AB, i810, i820, i830, i840, i845, MX440; SiS 7012; Ali 5455

▶—— NETWORK ——◀

Network controller [0280]: Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 2200BG [Calexico2] Network Connection [8086:4220] (rev 05)
• Kernel Driver: ipw2200
• Memory Used: 104.10 KB
• Path: /lib/modules/3.4.82/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/ipw2x00/ipw2200.ko
• Driver Version: 1.2.2kmprq
• Description: Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 2200/2915 Network Driver

▶—— INPUT DEVICES ——◀

AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint
AT Translated Set 2 keyboard
Fujitsu Application Panel buttons
Fujitsu FUJ02B1
Lid Switch
PC Speaker
Power Button
PS/2 Mouse
Video Bus

▶—— PCI DEVICES ——◀

Host bridge
• Intel Corporation 82852/82855 GM/GME/PM/GMV Processor to I/O Controller
• VendorID=8086 DeviceID=3580 Rev=02
• Kernel Driver=agpgart-intel

System peripheral
• Intel Corporation 82852/82855 GM/GME/PM/GMV Processor to I/O Controller
• VendorID=8086 DeviceID=3584 Rev=02

System peripheral
• Intel Corporation 82852/82855 GM/GME/PM/GMV Processor to I/O Controller
• VendorID=8086 DeviceID=3585 Rev=02

VGA compatible controller
• Intel Corporation 82852/855GM Integrated Graphics Device
• VendorID=8086 DeviceID=3582 Rev=02
• Kernel Driver=i915

Display controller
• Intel Corporation 82852/855GM Integrated Graphics Device
• VendorID=8086 DeviceID=3582 Rev=02

USB Controller
• Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBL/DBM ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M USB UHCI Controller #1
• VendorID=8086 DeviceID=24c2 Rev=03
• Kernel Driver=uhci_hcd

USB Controller
• Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBL/DBM ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M USB UHCI Controller #2
• VendorID=8086 DeviceID=24c4 Rev=03
• Kernel Driver=uhci_hcd

USB Controller
• Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBL/DBM ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M USB UHCI Controller #3
• VendorID=8086 DeviceID=24c7 Rev=03
• Kernel Driver=uhci_hcd

USB Controller
• Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBM ICH4/ICH4-M USB2 EHCI Controller
• VendorID=8086 DeviceID=24cd Rev=03
• Kernel Driver=ehci_hcd

PCI bridge
• Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge
• VendorID=8086 DeviceID=2448 Rev=83

ISA bridge
• Intel Corporation 82801DBM ICH4-M LPC Interface Bridge
• VendorID=8086 DeviceID=24cc Rev=03

IDE interface
• Intel Corporation 82801DBM ICH4-M IDE Controller
• VendorID=8086 DeviceID=24ca Rev=03
• Kernel Driver=ata_piix

SMBus
• Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBL/DBM ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M SMBus Controller
• VendorID=8086 DeviceID=24c3 Rev=03
• Kernel Driver=i801_smbus

Multimedia audio controller
• Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBL/DBM ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M AC'97 Audio Controller
• VendorID=8086 DeviceID=24c5 Rev=03
• Kernel Driver=snd_intel8x0

CardBus bridge
• O2 Micro, Inc. OZ711M3/MC3 4-in-1 MemoryCardBus Controller
• VendorID=1217 DeviceID=7223
• Kernel Driver=yenta_cardbus

CardBus bridge
• O2 Micro, Inc. OZ711M3/MC3 4-in-1 MemoryCardBus Controller
• VendorID=1217 DeviceID=7223
• Kernel Driver=yenta_cardbus

System peripheral
• O2 Micro, Inc. OZ711Mx 4-in-1 MemoryCardBus Accelerator
• VendorID=1217 DeviceID=7110

CardBus bridge
• O2 Micro, Inc. OZ711M3/MC3 4-in-1 MemoryCardBus Controller
• VendorID=1217 DeviceID=7223
• Kernel Driver=yenta_cardbus

Network controller
• Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 2200BG
• VendorID=Calexico2 Network Connection
• VendorID=8086 DeviceID=4220 Rev=05
• Kernel Driver=ipw2200

FireWire IEEE 1394
• Texas Instruments TSB43AB21 IEEE-1394a-2000 Controller PHY/Link
• VendorID=104c DeviceID=8026
• Kernel Driver=firewire_ohci

▶—— PRINTERS ——◀

DefaultPrinter CUPS-PDF
Printer HP4500

▶—— SCSI DEVICES ——◀

ATA TS16GCF160 Rev: 2011
TOSHIBA DVD-ROM SD-R2512 Rev: 1F20

▶—— SCSI PARTITIONS ——◀

ATA TS16GCF160 – sda: 16.0GB

sda1 vfat 3.9GB
sda2 ext2 11.0GB

▶—— SCSI PARTITIONS MOUNTED ——◀

Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on
/dev/sda1 3.9G 2.7G 1.3G 67% /initrd/mnt/dev_save

▶—— USB DEVICES ——◀

VendorID=1d6b ProductID=0002 Rev=03.04
Manufacturer=Linux 3.4.82 ehci_hcd
Product=EHCI Host Controller
Driver=hub

VendorID=1d6b ProductID=0001 Rev=03.04
Manufacturer=Linux 3.4.82 uhci_hcd
Product=UHCI Host Controller
Driver=hub

VendorID=1d6b ProductID=0001 Rev=03.04
Manufacturer=Linux 3.4.82 uhci_hcd
Product=UHCI Host Controller
Driver=hub

VendorID=1d6b ProductID=0001 Rev=03.04
Manufacturer=Linux 3.4.82 uhci_hcd
Product=UHCI Host Controller
Driver=hub

--

Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub

Edit: An aha :D For me anyway. This class of Pentium Ms, pre Dothan, actually have PAE capability but the PAE flag is not set so prior to now I've only been able to boot non-PAE OSs with them. In playing around with Saucy Salamander CE, I added forcepae as a kernel parameter (in the Grub4Dos menu.list item in my case) and it boots and runs :shock: This seems to open up a fairly large class of acceptable 2005 era laptops to PAE kernels. Next download I'll check with another PAE pup.

Edited: Processor name corrected, Thanks Keef.
Edited 06/05/2014: :D :D :D :D The new 6231 is a Dothan, hence PAE, and has 2 Gb of ram. Whoopie :!: .
Pups currently in kennel :D Older LxPupSc and X-slacko-4.4 for my users; LxPupSc, LxPupSc64 and upupEF for me. All good pups indeed, and all running savefiles for look'n'feel only. Browsers, etc. solely from SFS.

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#150 Post by delmar »

This is a great thread! I would think, now that Microsoft has abandoned support of XP, there should be an enormous amount of computers out there that are not really practical to upgrade to windows 7, just waiting to have puppy installed.

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#151 Post by RetroTechGuy »

delmar wrote:This is a great thread! I would think, now that Microsoft has abandoned support of XP, there should be an enormous amount of computers out there that are not really practical to upgrade to windows 7, just waiting to have puppy installed.
And in some cases, completely free (I recently acquired a retired Win7 class machine that was considered "too old" -- I couldn't use the Win7, as it was locked down to only connect with the corporate network, but 3GB RAM on a 3.4 GHz machine makes a pretty darn fast Puppy machine).
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Re: $41.40 - 2002 IBM ThinkPad T30 / running Slacko Puppy 5.3.1

#152 Post by delmar »

Chrispy wrote:I built brought back to life a very cheap machine today running Slacko Puppy Linux 5.3.1. For $25 I was able to pickup a 2002 IBM ThinkPad T30 laptop, that once upon a time ran Windows XP. The installation did not go quite as planned, but I was able to get the machine up and running again.

Since the hard drive is shot, and the operating system will not run from USB flash drive, I have to reinstall Slacko everytime I boot up the computer. However, in 4 minutes, and 30 seconds, I can go from pressing the "on" button to surfing the web with the help of my $17.31 Belkin N150 Wi-Fi USB Adapter.

"Undeadbook" (web thin client) total cost: $41.40

http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic. ... 26&t=93440
I think you can put you "save files" on a USB thumb drive, and not have to go through the 4 1/2 min. wait.

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#153 Post by rokytnji »

We'll see I guess.

Dell Latitude XT2

Not sure yet what will be shoe horned on here when it comes in.
I still have some parts to get for it. I know it will test out new Macpup
when it comes out but broadcom may stumble, or not.

Waiting on it. My Amrel was the last touchscreen Laptop I ever played with
using Puppy. The electronics on one of the Amrels did not mix to well in 2 inches of water when my place flooded.

gcmartin

#154 Post by gcmartin »

I saw your post as you wait on an incoming PC. Don't know if this would help you or not, but I thought I would run it by you.

You are aware that you can boot any PC that has wired LAN on its motherboard needing only RAM, right? You only need to set up a 0% server on an existing PC and any machine on your LAN will boot.
  • Server
    • PET setup only requirement from PPM for some
    • No impact
    • All other PC services on the PC are never impacted
    • PC can be a laptop/desktop/etc.
    Booting PC(s)
    • Nothing to setup
    • NO peripherals needed, at all, on the booting PC.
    • Tell PC to use its LAN to boot
    • All normal PUP services on the newly booted PUP
    • No LAN impact except for the boot process.
Found here. Post any results, issues, or needs on that thread.
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