OC by @merci3@lemmy.world

Single core, 32 bit CPU, can’t even do video playback on VLC. But it kinda works for some offline work, like text editing, and even emulation through zsnes! It’s crazy how Linux keeps old hardware like this running.

Thankfully though, this laptop CPU is upgradable, and so is the ram, so I’m planning on revitalizing and bringing this old Itautec to the 21st century 😄

  • LeFantome@programming.dev
    3·
    15 days ago

    I was trying to think of the oldest hardware I have run modern Linux on (probably an old Pentium II) when I remembered that I used to run SLS on a 486 (33 MHz, 4 MB of RAM).

  • Shareni@programming.dev
    1·
    15 days ago

    Have you tried antix? It’s basically Debian for old computers.

    Very weird it can’t play videos at all. I installed Linux on a friend’s old <1gb ram laptop and it’s even able to play 480p YouTube.

    Also, I wouldn’t run xfce on it, it’s barely lighter than KDE.