[NMLUG] PC Resurrection with Debian

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Okay, next question:

Is it fast enough with 400 MHz + 128 MB to play DVDs or ripped movies 
from the hard drive (or network)?

I've been thinking about making a media box, lately. It would be nice, 
with two young boys (it's nice to have transitioned from "small 
children" to "young boys"), to be able to rip the DVDs and put them away 
for safe keeping. I know the Recording Nazis would have a fit about 
this, but hey, I paid for them, and I'm not doing anything illegal with 
them.

So far none of the PII 350s I've tested have been able to hold up under 
the strain of mpeg decoding, but that testing has been done with heavier 
desktops.

jody

Tim Emerick wrote:
> The desktop is pre-configured with xdm/xfce.  The package is either a livecd
> which you can burn to CD and run knoppix-style or you can install the entire
> thing to your hard drive using apt-get.
> 
> I found it to be a quick and easy way to get a small and relatively fast
> desktop running on an older machine.  Fast performance (given the CPU it's
> running on) and a small footprint is a nice combo not to mention using
> apt-get to install and maintain the whole thing.
> 
> Tim


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