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Offline sam

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How to get the instant-on PC you've dreamed of
« on: February 15, 2009, 18:44 »
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Why does nearly every modern computer – whether it runs OS X, Vista or Linux – take considerably longer to boot than an ancient Amiga?

http://www.techradar.com/news/computing/pc/how-to-get-the-instant-on-pc-you-ve-dreamed-of-525604
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Re: How to get the instant-on PC you've dreamed of
« Reply #1 on: February 15, 2009, 18:55 »
Or go back to the old BBC Micro, turn on and go. :)
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Re: How to get the instant-on PC you've dreamed of
« Reply #2 on: February 15, 2009, 23:14 »
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DSL is frugal with system resources and can bring an aged 486DX with 16MB of RAM back to life.

Memories!  I think that must have been a Windows 95 machine.








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« Last Edit: February 16, 2009, 08:24 by Simon »
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Re: How to get the instant-on PC you've dreamed of
« Reply #3 on: February 16, 2009, 09:42 »
dsl is pretty cool in all fairness... I use it off a memory stick if I get stuck at a public terminal that doesn't have linux on it (or any good ssh tools)
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Re: How to get the instant-on PC you've dreamed of
« Reply #4 on: February 19, 2009, 08:05 »
talking about DSL - A Review of Damn Small Linux 4.4.10 - http://blog.hydrasystemsllc.com/2009/02/18/a-review-of-damn-small-linux-4410/
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