Comments on: The sub-$100 mighty mongrel machine http://kmandla.wordpress.com/2010/11/10/the-sub-100-mighty-mongrel-machine/ K.Mandla's blog of Linux experiences Mon, 11 Feb 2013 18:19:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Just for fun: A three-part home media system « Motho ke motho ka botho http://kmandla.wordpress.com/2010/11/10/the-sub-100-mighty-mongrel-machine/#comment-47443 Sat, 01 Jan 2011 03:49:52 +0000 http://kmandla.wordpress.com/2010/11/10/the-sub-100-mighty-mongrel-machine/#comment-47443 [...] with an oversize drive and a fast network card, it can serve video data over a wireless connection, which is played on the larger machine and [...]

]]> By: Twenty-ten: The picks of the litter « Motho ke motho ka botho http://kmandla.wordpress.com/2010/11/10/the-sub-100-mighty-mongrel-machine/#comment-47161 Sun, 12 Dec 2010 23:40:11 +0000 http://kmandla.wordpress.com/2010/11/10/the-sub-100-mighty-mongrel-machine/#comment-47161 [...] like the rug that pulls the room together, Lenny makes it all work as a file server and torrent slave … with only a small bump in [...]

]]> By: An audible improvement « Motho ke motho ka botho http://kmandla.wordpress.com/2010/11/10/the-sub-100-mighty-mongrel-machine/#comment-46845 Sun, 05 Dec 2010 12:17:55 +0000 http://kmandla.wordpress.com/2010/11/10/the-sub-100-mighty-mongrel-machine/#comment-46845 [...] I already mentioned how this machine, coupled with a tetchy network card, a vastly oversized hard drive and a right proper console-only installation of Debian is somehow a remarkable piece of work. [...]

]]> By: Some audio success « Motho ke motho ka botho http://kmandla.wordpress.com/2010/11/10/the-sub-100-mighty-mongrel-machine/#comment-46388 Sun, 14 Nov 2010 08:16:38 +0000 http://kmandla.wordpress.com/2010/11/10/the-sub-100-mighty-mongrel-machine/#comment-46388 [...] on cmus, and possibly adding it to the 133Mhz Pentium, which otherwise is really only working as a file server and torrent slave. Playing music might also be in its [...]

]]> By: HamsterWarrior http://kmandla.wordpress.com/2010/11/10/the-sub-100-mighty-mongrel-machine/#comment-46365 Fri, 12 Nov 2010 22:33:26 +0000 http://kmandla.wordpress.com/2010/11/10/the-sub-100-mighty-mongrel-machine/#comment-46365 You forgot to mention checking the WINE Appdb before buying games that would run on Linux, and the hours you spent trying to get the game to work otherwise. ;-)

]]> By: Foz http://kmandla.wordpress.com/2010/11/10/the-sub-100-mighty-mongrel-machine/#comment-46356 Fri, 12 Nov 2010 09:02:17 +0000 http://kmandla.wordpress.com/2010/11/10/the-sub-100-mighty-mongrel-machine/#comment-46356 And if you happen to pick up a machine with a substantial amount of ram, install X, Wine, and then play some games that the machine will play (personally, I’m just discovering Baldur’s Gate).

My 256mb ram, 800mhz laptop is functioning as a torrent downloader, Postgresql database & (temporary) games machine while my normal gaming machine has been packed away for an impending move :D

]]> By: raymond300 http://kmandla.wordpress.com/2010/11/10/the-sub-100-mighty-mongrel-machine/#comment-46352 Fri, 12 Nov 2010 02:20:45 +0000 http://kmandla.wordpress.com/2010/11/10/the-sub-100-mighty-mongrel-machine/#comment-46352 You can always use it as a tivo… ;)

]]> By: K.Mandla http://kmandla.wordpress.com/2010/11/10/the-sub-100-mighty-mongrel-machine/#comment-46351 Thu, 11 Nov 2010 21:59:09 +0000 http://kmandla.wordpress.com/2010/11/10/the-sub-100-mighty-mongrel-machine/#comment-46351 It’s quite different, in many ways. Please give it a try.

P.S.: It’s one of a handful of active distros that still has precompiled software aimed at i586 architecture. That was another reason too.

]]> By: ajlec2000 http://kmandla.wordpress.com/2010/11/10/the-sub-100-mighty-mongrel-machine/#comment-46348 Thu, 11 Nov 2010 20:59:55 +0000 http://kmandla.wordpress.com/2010/11/10/the-sub-100-mighty-mongrel-machine/#comment-46348 Since I have 8 veteran computers already I think I’ll stick with your previous advice and just not buy a new one.

]]> By: road http://kmandla.wordpress.com/2010/11/10/the-sub-100-mighty-mongrel-machine/#comment-46345 Thu, 11 Nov 2010 17:00:39 +0000 http://kmandla.wordpress.com/2010/11/10/the-sub-100-mighty-mongrel-machine/#comment-46345 Hmm, I’ve never tried it. I always assumed that since Ubuntu was based on Debian that it couldn’t be that different. Maybe it’s worth a shot :)

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