I have several old PC's (Pentium I - III) that i would like to setup to browse the web only. I'm not particular about which browser I use just looking to set up something simple with the limited hardware I have. My thought was to setup a minimal linux system, but not sure if this would work and how to make sure I have the minimal install.
Tek-Tips is the largest IT community on the Internet today!
Members share and learn making Tek-Tips Forums the best source of peer-reviewed technical information on the Internet!
-
Congratulations gkittelson on being selected by the Tek-Tips community for having the most helpful posts in the forums last week. Way to Go!
Web browser only on old PC's
- Thread starter nkiefer
- Start date
franklin97355
Technical User
That would depend on the parts in the PC and the distro of linux you choose.
A couple links for setting up Firefox in kiosk mode:
Not sure about the 'minimum' hardware requirements. It seems like you only really notice minimal hardware when you run several programs or play games. I would think my old P166 w/56MB RAM would do kiosk-only pretty well, since aside from the initial startup being slow, you wouldn't really notice the sluggishness of the system.
----
JBR
Not sure about the 'minimum' hardware requirements. It seems like you only really notice minimal hardware when you run several programs or play games. I would think my old P166 w/56MB RAM would do kiosk-only pretty well, since aside from the initial startup being slow, you wouldn't really notice the sluggishness of the system.
----
JBR
Well. I have a k6350, a P100 and two PII's at 300-400mhz
clustered,all using custom mosix kernels and vanilla firefox works great on all with windowmaker or via X.
This may be a solution for you. Check out dynebolic-
clustered,all using custom mosix kernels and vanilla firefox works great on all with windowmaker or via X.
This may be a solution for you. Check out dynebolic-
- Status
Similar threads
- Locked
- Question