Chris Mauritz said:
kenkensmile@netscape.net wrote:
Thanks for the reply.
Yes, you are exactly right. My notebook has a slow video hardware(8MB). Unfortunately, I cannot upgrade memory up to 512MB, because 256MB is the maximum capacity. I have also found an article that MS is making a new OS for old computers, so I just simply thought I would like to have a mini-centOS.
If it helps any, I'm running CentOS4 on an old PII 400Mhz, 192MB laptop. Under Gnome, it's not exactly snappy, but it is usable. Unser XFCE4.2, i'm quite ahppy with it. I know you stated that you need Gnome, and I also prefer it. But if you haven't tried some of the lightweight alternatives, give them a shot, you may be surprised.
Intereating article about the new lightweight Windows OS. However, I don't think it will meet your needs, as it will be extremely crippled, to the point it won't even run MS Office if I read correctly. Doug