tinycore 3.7

[vinceASPECT]

Hello

is it ok to run tcl 3.7.1

This laptop is not preforming too well with tcl 4.0.2 so is it
worth trying 3.7.1?

thx

V.

[maro]

Why would you consider TC 3.7.1 when the last release in the TC 3.x series is 3.8.4?

[vinceASPECT]

dunno Maro

3.7.1 just seemed to work better than the new 4.0.2

not sure

just burned 3.7.1 to disc now...will try it

thx

V.

[bmarkus]

dunno Maro

3.7.1 just seemed to work better than the new 4.0.2

not sure

just burned 3.7.1 to disc now...will try it

thx

V.

What does it mean work better?

[vinceASPECT]

sorry markus

i left Tinycore alone for a long while...maybe a month...

the bottom line was this compaq laptop here is a bit of a dog...it certainly
is not up to much with Linux...

it seems to prefer win32...(winXP PRO) ....ye..infact it performs much better
than Linux.....maybe 8 browser tabs at the same time...no problem with
video's caching...youtube's...facebooks...

don't ask me why because i don't know....but when you see a laptop
with those stickers on  "built for winXP" then i imagine this is somehow
linked to win32 driver libraries and maybe a whole host of system registry
and config settings..... for the hardware...

having said that...it's a 10 year old laptop...there was NO driver for the
audio chip.....so used an external USB soundcard....

i have come to terms with this laptop....it's bothered me for...well...ever
but that's life...

i can't afford new laptops....but there are plenty on ebay....

so...i just returned to see what was happening with Tinycore...

thx

Vince.

[thane]

FWIW, some versions of Puppy Linux claim to work well with older hardware:

http://puppylinux.org/main/Overview%20and%20Getting%20Started.htm

I'm not at all sure that TCL ever had that as a main goal. Because of its small size it can be used on machines with limited memory, but drivers and whatnot are a different issue. I've never been involved in development so I don't really know though.