Hi there, newbie here with one of those classic vague questions.
What suggestions do you have for installing and running FreeBSD on a ThinkPad 600E?
I'll try to add more specifics to the question.
The computer has:
40GB IDE hard disk
Pentium 2 processor
128MB RAM
CD-ROM drive
PCMCIA ethernet card
So clearly it's not going to be anything fast, it's not going to be useful for a whole lot. But I figured since once upon a time it ran Windows 98 okay enough, maybe it'd make a nice web browser and NotePad with something more lightweight than windows.
From my experiences using linux desktops at work the choice of window manager is important with limited resources. Which would be most ideal for this scenario? XFCE has always been a favourite of mine but I've never used it on such a dinosaur before.
Any tips I should know about for these situations, small install options or anything? Bearing in mind that whilst I don't fear the command line, I like the friendly 'clickies'.
Many thanks to anyone that's read this far. And more so to anyone with any advice.
What suggestions do you have for installing and running FreeBSD on a ThinkPad 600E?
I'll try to add more specifics to the question.
The computer has:
40GB IDE hard disk
Pentium 2 processor
128MB RAM
CD-ROM drive
PCMCIA ethernet card
So clearly it's not going to be anything fast, it's not going to be useful for a whole lot. But I figured since once upon a time it ran Windows 98 okay enough, maybe it'd make a nice web browser and NotePad with something more lightweight than windows.
From my experiences using linux desktops at work the choice of window manager is important with limited resources. Which would be most ideal for this scenario? XFCE has always been a favourite of mine but I've never used it on such a dinosaur before.
Any tips I should know about for these situations, small install options or anything? Bearing in mind that whilst I don't fear the command line, I like the friendly 'clickies'.
Many thanks to anyone that's read this far. And more so to anyone with any advice.