Fw: [Ham-Linux] Anyone using . . .

[Ken Sprouse / WA3FKG]

ab6mt wrote:

>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: ab6mt
>To: ham-linux at mailman.qth.net
>Sent: Thursday, August 11, 2005 3:40 PM
>Subject: Re: [Ham-Linux] Anyone using . . .
>
>
>How much memory do you run?  Fedora 2 runs much faster with 384MB of memory,
>but have an idle machine with 256 MB.  Is this enough?  With the amount of
>disk thrashing, it apparently wasn't with Fedora 2.
>
>Also, wish to distribute a "plug and play" OS with ham digital software
>included, particularly with a mode called MT-63 to Navy MARS members.  Has
>anyone been successful loading such programs on Fedora 4?
>
>73 de Bill, AB6MT/NNN0BIO
>ab6mt at sonic.net
>
>  
>
I am writing this on an old Dell Latitude CPx with a 400 mHz processor 
and 256 megs of RAM.  It is no barn burner but for this type of stuff it 
is acceptable.  I think a lot of it has to do with what one expects from 
a system.  I use this box to edit digital photos for email with GIMP and 
am working on a slide presentation for a packet group meeting.  Yes if I 
get more than one application going at once I notice a degradation in 
speed but I live with it.  I bought this laptop for less than $300 and 
it has been a good work horse.  It came from the referb dealer with 
Windows 98 installed and it took me all of five seconds to decide to 
blow that away and install SuSe.  I have since installed Fedora Core 3 
on it and am now running Core 4.  So far I'm very happy with the 
results.  This will become my portable packet machine at some point down 
the road when I get a faster laptop for general use.


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Ken Sprouse / WA3FKG   John 3:16
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