No reason to destroy anything.I have a bunch of old LGA 775 stuff so I thought it would be interesting to try running Linux on them
HOWEVER I am not opposed to destroying a few old PC's in the name of science, and/or fun!
Dell-OptiPlex-XE:~$ inxi -Fxz
System: Host: Dell-OptiPlex-XE Kernel: 5.0.0-37-generic x86_64 bits: 64 gcc: 7.4.0
Desktop: Gnome 3.28.4 (Gtk 3.22.30-1ubuntu4) Distro: Ubuntu 18.04.3 LTS
Machine: Device: desktop System: Dell product: OptiPlex XE serial: N/A
Mobo: Dell model: 0TNXNR v: A01 serial: N/A BIOS: Dell v: A05 date: 01/09/2013
CPU: Dual core Intel Core2 Duo E7400 (-MCP-) arch: Penryn rev.10 cache: 3072 KB
flags: (lm nx sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 ssse3 vmx) bmips: 11172
clock speeds: max: 2800 MHz 1: 2105 MHz 2: 2100 MHz
Graphics: Card: NVIDIA GT216 [GeForce 210] bus-ID: 01:00.0
Display Server: x11 (X.Org 1.20.4 ) driver: nouveau Resolution: [email protected]
OpenGL: renderer: NVA5 version: 3.3 Mesa 19.0.8 Direct Render: Yes
Audio: Card-1 Intel 82801JD/DO (ICH10 Family) HD Audio Controller driver: snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 00:1b.0
Card-2 NVIDIA GT216 HDMI Audio Controller driver: snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 01:00.1
Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture v: k5.0.0-37-generic
Network: Card-1: Broadcom and subsidiaries NetLink BCM57780 Gigabit Ethernet PCIe
driver: tg3 v: 3.137 bus-ID: 05:00.0
IF: enp5s0 state: up speed: 1000 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter>
Card-2: Broadcom and subsidiaries NetXtreme BCM5761 Gigabit Ethernet PCIe
driver: tg3 v: 3.137 bus-ID: 06:00.0
IF: enp6s0 state: down mac: <filter>
Drives: HDD Total Size: 320.1GB (2.6% used)
ID-1: /dev/sda model: Hitachi_HDT72503 size: 320.1GB
Partition: ID-1: / size: 293G used: 7.9G (3%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda1
RAID: No RAID devices: /proc/mdstat, md_mod kernel module present
Sensors: System Temperatures: cpu: 31.0C mobo: N/A gpu: 41.0
Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: N/A
Info: Processes: 198 Uptime: 2:53 Memory: 1401.3/7907.5MB Init: systemd Gcc sys: 7.4.0
Client: Shell (bash 4.4.201) inxi: 2.3.56
Dell-OptiPlex-XE:~$
Windows....full of crap.....sure to 'fly' further
Windows....full of crap.....sure to 'fly' further
have you tried dillo browser on them ?I've got Prescott processors and cedar mill and Athlon x2.
All of them will run Linux and as long as the single core processors are SSE2 they will work on a modern web browser.
Modern browsers of today have become resource hungry.
I've got a lot of old computers in my shop that I haven't cleared out and I used to see what Linux Distro would run on them.
Surprisingly most of the low resource Linux distos have no problem working on a single core processor until you open a browser and then be come painfully slow.
I used to overclock back in the single core days when you did what was called overclocking on the fly method aka by the seat of your pants.
These old processors still run Windows XP very well so I keep a few of the better ones around for video surveillance systems offline of course.
Still have one of these bad boys and it's an overclocker.
The good old days of the single core processor I remember them well.
obviously your a scientist , ☺ the energy of the mass being E= MC²G'day @caferacer
Welcome to the community.
Well you got my two larrikin countrymen off and running.
In regards to your question generally the bigger the mass the further it will travel and since Linux distros have the habit of being lightweights not heavy weights as they tend to stick to the KISS principle.
Micro(wherepigsfly)soft doesn't even know what it that principle means so its mass has steadily inflated over the years and has the greater mass of the two OS's.
Therefore putting the two in a trebuchet the MS computer would fly the furthest due to its mass and hit the ground harder as well. While the Linux computer will not go as far but will impact the ground fairly gently because of its lightness of mass.
Yes and for basic web searching it works OK.have you tried dillo browser on them ?
G'day @caferacer
Welcome to the community.
Well you got my two larrikin countrymen off and running.
In regards to your question generally the bigger the mass the further it will travel and since Linux distros have the habit of being lightweights not heavy weights as they tend to stick to the KISS principle.
Micro(wherepigsfly)soft doesn't even know what it that principle means so its mass has steadily inflated over the years and has the greater mass of the two OS's.
Therefore putting the two in a trebuchet the MS computer would fly the furthest due to its mass and hit the ground harder as well. While the Linux computer will not go as far but will impact the ground fairly gently because of its lightness of mass.
Yes and for basic web searching it works OK.
I keep the old desktops around because when I built them they were the best of the best of their time and they still work great with Windows XP and Windows XP software which I still need on a rare occasion.
I am thinking core2duo, 4 gig ram and a GTX 280
"by mistake" - LOL - good one.I blew away Windows 10 by mistake...
Chris Turner
wizardfromoz, humming along with 50 Linux or so.