04-14-2014, 04:55 PM | #16 |
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I have no problem with a system like Harry's that is never connected to the Internet. Except that I don't think XP is a very good file server. Especially if all the rest of your systems are Win7/8 or Server 2012. Because now you're forcing me to use _old_ file protocols (SMB 1.0 packets).
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04-14-2014, 05:38 PM | #17 |
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yea, Windows 7 also says it will run on 1 Gig also but it sure hits the limit quickly. Unfortunately my Sony computer is only spec'd to a maximum of 1G. I don't think it would even see more memory. I also have a Compaq laptop that also peaks out at 1 Gig. It is also running XP but I only have 3/4 G installed.
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04-14-2014, 06:45 PM | #18 |
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well now you have a good excuse to buy a Surface Pro :P
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04-14-2014, 08:04 PM | #21 |
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lol really? mine has 256MBs RAM too. Only 20GB hdd though, whats it got for a CPU? mine is 700 MHZ
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04-14-2014, 08:06 PM | #22 |
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Never heard of Archlinux
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04-14-2014, 08:07 PM | #23 |
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only ever run DSL and Slacko Puppy
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04-14-2014, 08:58 PM | #24 |
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Those boxes sound like perfect clients for MultiPoint Server.
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mines actualy a laptop
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what's the min. ram it'll run on? because DSL can run on 64 mbs and comes prepackaged
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lol ok. I have never packaged anything so I don't know how easy it is.
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04-17-2014, 12:32 PM | #30 |
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AND don't know much of anything about linux in general, specifically terminal commands (I'm more into hardware)
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