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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

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[–] Frederic@beehaw.org 13 points 11 months ago

I still have my HP Mini311, it has a 11.6" screen, 1366x768, discrete GPU, can decode 1080p in hardware and output on tv via HDMI. In 2009 it was a beast!

I changed the 2.4bg with a 2.4/5n wifi, upgraded to 3GB of ddr3 ram, SSD, overclocked to 2GHz, and installed MX Linux on it, works perfect.

[–] majorequivalent01@lemmy.ml 8 points 11 months ago

makes me want to restore my sibling's eee pc now.

[–] marcell@lemmy.ml 6 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

it is not fair to write this kind of history and not to mention one laptop per child.

[–] fl42v@lemmy.ml 4 points 11 months ago

Yeah, I have 701 (?) 2g surf somewhere. It was kinda fun to do programming in vim in tty, and waaay less fun to compile stuff...

[–] Resol@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] njordomir@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I remember running lxde and xfce on my eee at various points. If lxqt still supports 32 bit machines, I bet it would still work okay.

[–] aperson@beehaw.org 3 points 11 months ago

I still have my white 701 that I put a black keyboard on and soldered in a Bluetooth module. Some of the most fun I've had using a computer and I wish the form factor was still a thing.

[–] TarquinNimrod@sh.itjust.works 3 points 11 months ago

Ha ha, a post about the Eee! Dug my 1000H out of the attic a few weeks back, put Mint xfce on it and it works great, pretty zippy! Then I put it back in the attic.

[–] Kidplayer_666@lemm.ee 3 points 11 months ago (2 children)
[–] LouisGarbuor@sh.itjust.works 3 points 11 months ago

I was wondering where the dankpods would be

[–] SuitedUpDev@feddit.nl 2 points 11 months ago

I wish I could give you more upvotes because you deserve all the upvotes

[–] Steamymoomilk@sh.itjust.works 3 points 11 months ago

I wonder how alpine linux would hold up on one of these, as a desktop of course. Alpine is ment for routers so therotically it should work really well.

[–] wolf@lemmy.zip 1 points 11 months ago

Had a 100X, back then with 2GB RAM. Worked OOTB with Linux w/o trouble, all hardware supported. Good times. Later, starting your browser maxed out the RAM so not a viable option anymore.

Nowadays I can happily recommend a HP Stream 11". Works perfectly with Fedora 39, good battery life. (Obviously you don't want to use such a machine for more than casual work/internet surfing. But as a cheap/solid travel netbook, it is perfect. Typing this message on it.)