It’s running the 32bit version of Bodhi linux, but a 2009 netbook has risen from the grave.

  • pseudo@jlai.lu
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    2 months ago

    Congrats!

    I wish I knew Linux just enough to save old computers. Everyone how already know how to do it say it is easy but every time I did it it was paintful and I end up with either a very slow computer or something that can’t connect easily to the internet…

    • faythofdragons@slrpnk.netOPEnglish
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      2 months ago

      Oh, don’t get me wrong, it’s very slow. This is pushing the limit of what’s compatible with modern software.

      • pseudo@jlai.lu
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        2 months ago

        Then is there distro and maybe softfare build with using the smallest amont of ressource in mind?

        Typically, I’m not sure if I want to surf on the internet with an old computer. Today web pages are way too heavy with JavaScript everywhere. But I could see how a computer would benefit so much people if it can do office automation, access a mail client, talk to a printer or read local media. Even if it is a bit slow.

        • faythofdragons@slrpnk.netOPEnglish
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          2 months ago

          Also keep in mind that this netbook is nearly 20 years old, and it was kinda junk to begin with. My partner is decidedly non-techy, and he was able to install Linux Mint on his desktop that’s just a little too old for Windows 11 with no problems.

          The libre office suite runs just fine on the netbook, so you could still use it for the basics, but yeah it does choke on Youtube. This little thing is just gonna be a living room access point for my Home Assistant setup, so it doesn’t have to do much!

          There’s a number of very small distros out there. The lightest-weight I’ve heard of is Puppy, but I had trouble getting the iso to burn, so I haven’t tried it.

  • Handles@leminal.spaceEnglish
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    2 months ago

    And it’s running Firefox with two tabs open 😁Careful, that may be near the maximum of its browsing capabilities! Browsers (and webpages) were different beasts 17 years ago.

  • memo@slrpnk.net
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    2 months ago

    The most annoying part of these PCs is usually the keyboard - so terribly small! I have one tucked away which I see no reason to throw away, yet I have troubles finding a use for it. I’m thinking of building some sort of enclosure to hide the body, and use it as some sort of electronic journal with a properly sized keyboard. Hmm.

            • OwOarchist@pawb.socialEnglish
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              2 months ago

              What a wonderful website for collecting people’s passwords!

              If you wanted to get fancy, you could combine this with some cross-site trackers and be able to associate these passwords with facebook/google accounts that they potentially unlock. But it would also be incredibly useful for training and refining the next generation of brute force password guessing software – it would allow you to get a good sampling of various patterns usually found in passwords.

              • ApeNo1@lemmy.world
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                2 months ago

                100%. They are hilarious and provided unironically by so many well known, and lesser known, security related vendors and even multiple government sites throughout the world. Just by supplying your password to one of these sites you have technically made your password less secure.

  • br3d@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    Lovely work. It’s great to show how these old machines can still get stuff done if you forget Windows

  • HerbGrower@slrpnk.net
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    2 months ago

    I wonder if you could play some of the Soldak games on it? I got Drox Operative 2 running on a low spec laptop from 2011 at 60FPS.

    Probably the newest games with the lowest spec requirements I can think of. Otherwise there is retro gaming.