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|    Sergey Sapronov to Karel Kral    |
|    Re: Linux for old computer (very)    |
|    10 Nov 21 10:13:56    |
      REPLY: 2:423/39 618b651c       MSGID: 2:5020/827.1 618b7149       PID: GED+W32 1.1.5-b20120519       CHRS: CP866 2       TZUTC: 0300       TID: hpt/w32-mgw 1.4.0-sta 30-03-12        Привет, Karel!               Ответ на сообщение Karel Kral (2:423/39) к Sergey Sapronov, написанное 10       ноя 21 в 07:17:               SS>> There is a laptop, ancient. It only has 128MB of RAM (and a 40GB        SS>> IDE drive!). What Linux can I install on it? I want to deploy FTN        SS>> software on it, and a website (with a load of about zero). Is it        SS>> even possible?               KK> Why not to put website on Oracle Cloud? (1CPU, 1GB RAM, 47GB HDD - for        KK> free, with slightly limited network speed).               KK> I mean I can imagine local need of FTN sw (due to local modem and        KK> phone line), but why web locally?               KK> In general, there is plenty better HW available just for the price of        KK> pick it up. Why to go to extreme always?              Of course, I can host both the site and the fido node on adequate hardware. I       now have a node running on VDS and this is an excellent solution without       problems. But in this case, it is a process for the sake of process, a       creative act.               С уважением - Sergey               * Origin: Since 14 Feb 2003: (2:5020/827). Send via (2:5020/827.1)       SEEN-BY: 1/123 14/0 30/0 50/109 90/1 103/705 105/81 114/709 120/340       SEEN-BY: 123/131 129/305 154/10 218/700 221/1 6 226/30 227/114 702       SEEN-BY: 229/424 426 428 452 550 616 664 700 240/1120 5832 249/206       SEEN-BY: 249/317 400 261/38 280/464 282/464 1038 292/854 301/0 1 101       SEEN-BY: 301/113 812 317/3 322/757 335/364 341/66 342/200 460/58 463/68       SEEN-BY: 467/888 633/280 712/848 920/1 5000/111 5001/100 5005/49 5019/40       SEEN-BY: 5020/827 828 830 846 1042 2047 2140 4441 5030/1474 5036/26       SEEN-BY: 5058/104 5064/56 5083/444       PATH: 5020/827 1042 301/1 229/426           |
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