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   From: Jim    
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   Mike Easter wrote on 2/14/2007 5:43 PM:   
   > Jim wrote:   
   >> I have an old laptop that I had Win98 on. I tried Xubunto and   
   >> Freespire, but they are half as fast as Win98. Am I missing something?   
   >    
   > The most economical graphical user interface on an old computer with   
   > slow cpu and low ram is going to be Win98 leaned down with something   
   > like 98lite to use the W95 windows explorer instead of IE and to not use   
   > IE6 for browsing, but something like Opera.  Besides, IE6 is primitive   
   > compared to modern uptodate browsers that are more secure and more   
   > capable.   
   >    
   > But, you would need to be able to deal with W98's weaknesses,   
   > insecurities, and lack of support.   
   >    
   > There's a thread around here about lightweight linuxes.  You can   
   > definitely get more economical than xub/freespire.   
   >    
      
   Thank you all for the feedback.   
      
   Jim   
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