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        <title><![CDATA[It'll work fine with 256]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[I have a work station I use constantly, it has 256 RAM, current usage is 188mb (including swap file) and that's with SQLserver 2000 running on it, and about a dozen applications plus VNC and other remote client tools.Its actually pretty snappy and fast.  Its only a 1.6ghz computer.XP figures out its RAM usage pretty well, the more you add, the more it will use, the less you have, the less it uses.  I am frankly amazed this system doesn't use any swap file with such low RAM.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Slayer_]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2011 06:58:29 -0700</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[wow dude, dig up old discussions as often as you dig up old hardware?256MB RAM will run XP RTMbut add SP1 then SP2 then SP3 and you need at least 1GB DDR for it to still be usableXP SP3 will not run on 64MBSP2 barely runs on 512they kicked XP RTM out the door with 256 on 20, 40 &amp; 60GB HDDsbut last time I checkedsystems that shipped with SP3 had at least 1GB RAMand 60, 80, &amp; 100+GB HDDnow add some bloat ware like NIS / NAV or VSE and watch that 256 vanish into 20 to 60 minute boot times and 30 minute load times for IE or Firefox I knowI watched it for months on end on a system with 256MB PC100 SDRAM, 10GB HDD and NAV2003]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Who Am I Really]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2011 06:24:05 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Absolutely plenty of RAM for XP]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[I guess the subject line gave you the massage clear enough.I repair laptops for family( I am a Mormon with 500 wives) and I just love getting ancient Pentium,Pentium Pro, MMx, P2,P3,P4 etc.to work.XP runs on only 64 mb, and in fact it worked on an early ToshibLaptop without any Memory stick in it!I rate Toshiba, at least the older stuff.Yeah the PC will be fine to do anything related to spread sheets, Internet(multiple tabs) and it will also happily game too if you only run games pre 2004.No Sweat. And they can always add more RAM.In the UK just go to a Council Tip and for the exchange of some folding stuff you can come away with enough RAM to light Las Vegas.Apple kicked out the door all their hardware with only 128 or 256 Ram when XP was top dog. And if you look at any old magasines you will see that most PCs came with only 256RAM and 512 was actually only for the well -off.If I get any old PCs that I can get to run I give them to the kids in my street as most are from Africa.256 is plenty because I always put some games on the Hard drive, demos of Chaser, Mistmare, Breed and they run no hassle, even on rubbish Intel graphics. Usualy their parents end up using it too but that helps them get into Computers so they eventualy ask me to sell them a better one.I am no saint.How can you be with more than one wife?]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[bluntpencil]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2011 05:40:55 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Maybe works]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[It may work. Depending on everything mentioned so far. Plus you mention it is an old machine. Check the hardware.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[wesley.chin]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Fri, 01 Apr 2011 14:01:39 -0700</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[I haven't found any task that can't be accomplished using Ubuntu but you need to focus on the task rather than the application (for example don't think about Photoshop/MS Word , think about editing an image/creating a document). The best think of all is that you can try this without committing. Just burn yourself a copy of the desktop iso from the Ubuntu site and boot from it (just give it an allowance for slow running as its fetching from CD on demand instead of from HDD)]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Choppit]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Fri, 01 Apr 2011 12:20:17 -0700</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[Yes, so installing XP is likely to be illegal, hence Ubuntu...]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Choppit]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Fri, 01 Apr 2011 12:07:52 -0700</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[It now runs at 512 MB (and a lot smoother)]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[wompai]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Fri, 01 Apr 2011 10:31:38 -0700</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[Just a though, when you donate this box you will become the administrator probably, it is how these things tend to be.  Can you be the admin on an Ubuntu box - only you know your Linux skills.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[n.gurr@...]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Fri, 01 Apr 2011 02:04:19 -0700</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[I can recommend Panda Cloud, it is free and does most of the processor work in the cloud thus minimizing the CPU hit.  I would also recommend creating a separate user account with limited rights to prevent there being any issues with changes.  You could set it to use a password and then not set one on one account but set one for the administrator account.  I would also put ccleaner on it to allow you to quickly give the system a spring clean occasionally and Spyware Blaster to attempt to immunize against spyware.  http://www.cloudantivirus.com/en/http://www.piriform.com/ccleanerhttp://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.htmlGood on you for the donation!  I would second the recommendation to skip the mail client as many separate people will use the computer.  There was a recent article on TR about Browsers so perhaps look for that for a recommendation.  VLC is a good free video player.i used to have a work pc with XP 500mhz and 128mb Ram, slow but it worked reliably so should this!]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 01 Apr 2011 02:01:29 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[works]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[i think  its goood ))it works in 256mb  surfing  net  enough if u disable  background service s ))) coz in my company  there are using sap application in 256mb  nd 2.6ghz))) working fine]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[ChetaN Kumar]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2011 21:49:14 -0700</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[Glad to hear it, dude.  It'll be one less computer headed for the landfill too soon.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[jonkers]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2011 20:35:42 -0700</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[re: &quot;Black Helicopters&quot;no they be from Sony/BMG etc. using all manner of current tech to peek into yer &quot;windows&quot;to see if ye be piratesArrrrgh!]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Who Am I Really]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2011 18:22:58 -0700</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[So the black helicopters are actually from Microsoft?]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[mary_morry@...]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2011 17:39:09 -0700</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[that's nothing newthey've been doing that since the first &quot;protected mode&quot; winders was releasedWin3.1 sucks on anything less than 16MBsure it will run on 8MB but takes forever to do stuffand a lot of systems were sold with 1, 2, or for a premium price 4MB in 4x 1MB 30pin SIMMSwin3.1 works best with 32 - 64MB RAM (64MB being the Max. for 16-bit OS)same deal in win95 - MEa lot of systems were shipped with low RAMwin95a with 16MB RAM (Ha Ha!)98SE on 64MB RAMetc.then win2KI've seen win2K systems shipped with RAM as low as 32MB(what a joke)and now vista / win7what's the deal shipping vista / win7 units with 1GB ?]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Who Am I Really]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2011 15:52:41 -0700</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[What about Xubuntu?]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[wompai]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2011 08:31:52 -0700</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[I'm fan of linkin park too...]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[wompai]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2011 08:30:40 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Ubuntu]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Ey guysOne of you guys said something about Ubuntu (choppit). This didn't drew my attention untill a friend of mine also gave me a tip about the linux-based Ubuntu. Now I'm pretty interested in trying that. Is Ubuntu compatible with everything that runs on windows to or do I have to use WINE to do so?]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[wompai]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2011 08:27:22 -0700</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[It's a 1.5 GHz AMD sempron and has a Maxtor 20GB HDD.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[wompai]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2011 08:03:36 -0700</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[Wow, dude...]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[wompai]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2011 07:57:33 -0700</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[I now it works, but I started to ask myself: for how long will it work properly??? Cuz' people will be using that thing, and at some point they want to try stuff out, they are goin' to have programs installed and they will find out that the computer isn't capable of some tasks because of the lack of memory... Jonkers (and all the other people on this thread) are right, it will run on 256MB, but 512MB is recommended.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[wompai]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2011 07:56:42 -0700</pubDate>
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