WM advice for PIII 600MHz, 128MB Ram, IBM Thinkpad T20

I just want to see what WMs people are using for lower spec machines. So, what are you using? How well does it perform? How easy is it to configure? What's the memory footprint? Etc.
By the way, I do want it look good; Not real flashy with effects, but nice to look.

The first experiment was with Fluxbox, mainly because there is a wiki entry, and I'm very impressed by how well this system works. The second experiment was XFCE, and it seems to be a bit much for this system. I think with some more RAM it may be a viable candidate. I'm going to try E17 and Openbox today.
The only software that I need for now is a webbrowser plus MPlayer and Flash (+ Flashblock!), and Abiword. I installed all of this and it's all working surprisingly well. I'll try Opera instead of Firefox to see if I can get the performance vs. RAM usage in check.
The funny thing about this is that I may not need to get any more memory. The early tests show that this can be a very good machine for what I want it for like it is. I'm impressed.

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Hello,
I would like to install Solaris 8 on my IBM Thinkpad T20 laptop and I am facing two kinds of problems:
-1- I cannot boot on the Matshushita DVDROM which is shipped with : i have got a boot panic ;
-2- My SAVAGE/IX 8MB Video Card is not recognised.
ANY HELP APPRECIATED
[email protected]

Hi There,
Although laptops are not officially supported, I am aware that another
customer managed to install their system over a network connection
due to local CDROM issues.
This may be something to try if you have access to another SOlaris System with a local CDROM.
As for the Video Card, I have not found any records of anyone
else attempting to use this particular chipset and so you may be
limited to just standard VGA in this case.
Regards
Derek SUN-DTS

Which version for pentium3 WinXP 128MB ram

which version of firefox can I use on old pentium3 computer WinXP 128MB ram 6Gig disk free

You should use Firefox 33.1 (the latest version). Please note that the amount of RAM you have for that computer isn't even enough to run Windows XP properly, you should have at least 256mb of RAM. Try contacting a reputable local computer shop, it should be an inexpensive upgrade.
If this is your first time running Firefox, let's do a few things to make sure your computer is up and running as good as possible:
* Update Windows: windows.microsoft.com/windows/windows-update this helps bring the latest performance improvements, security fixes and keeps your computer running stable. Make sure you have Service pack 3 and all other updates installed.
* Scan for malware. Windows XP is no longer support by microsoft, which makes it very vulnerable to attack. [[Troubleshoot Firefox issues caused by malware]] run all the programs in that article and remove any threats they find
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Solaris 8 on IBM Thinkpad T20 - Display Problem!

Hi Forum,
I have Solaris 8 07/01 installed on this IBM Tninkpad T20. The problem has been the display. It has S3 Savage IX 8. I need help to resolve this issue. Here's what I have done.
After installation of OS, latest patches were applied. Installed XFree86 without any problems. Configured and generated a /XF86Config.new file from /usr/X11R6/bin/XFree86 -configure. The XF86Config.new was copied as /XFConfig and /etc/X11/XFConfig. This file looks good detecting the Savage driver with this sentence in it: "Savage(0): VESA VBE DDC Support". I understand that this adapter has been picked up with correct configuration.
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Regarding T20 laptops with Solaris8. See www.egroups.com Solaris on Intel archive. You can see that Solaris 8 can boot from this kind of hardware. One solution would be:
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-See more details about this on Jumpstart installation.

Systemd crashes on wake after a suspend to RAM - IBM Thinkpad X40

The most visible symptoms are that the computer won't shut down (from the xfce4-session UI or from sudo poweroff) and the networking is disabled and won't re-enable. When systemd crashes and I try a sudo systemctl command, it says it can't connect to the socket. The computer is otherwise running fine.
It's particularly annoying because when systemd crashes when I wake the computer up after suspending to RAM, I can't shut it down properly. I have had to stop suspending to ram entirely for the time being.
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It's particularly annoying because when systemd crashes when I wake the computer up after suspending to RAM, I can't shut it down properly. I have had to stop suspending to ram entirely for the time being.
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I cannot startx after running 'xf86config' due to the mouse (actually the little red trackpointer on the keyboard) not being recognized. I set it up as a PS/2 mouse and per the FAQ added the lines in /etc/devfsd.conf to establish the symlink. I've tried devices /dev/mouse and /dev/psaux to no avail. I do not have an XFConfig-4 file that would take precedence over the XF86Config file I edited.
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trey wrote:
I got it working tonight by attaching a PS/2 mouse to the PS/2 port, running HWD, and using the generated XF86Config file. With the PS/2 mouse attached, it worked fine. I'm not sure why attaching this made any difference, but glad it works.
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cool, great you managed it finally ... can you please post the section "InputDevice" from your working XF86Config here? i wonder what "hwd" have created --- thanx in advance
if you have special keys on your Thinkpad (i dont know the T20, but a lot of TPs have special keys for volume, "home" ... ) and want to use them for something (e.g. you can run an xterm by pressing the "Thinkpad" button) on arch, you can try some packages i build for arch for TPs:
tpctl (thinkpad control)
http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?t=985
and tpb (thinkpad buttons)
http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?t=883
greetings

Advice for real performance of LV8.5 operate in the XP and Vista

Hi all
My company had purchased new computers for LabVIEW programming purpose.
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Best Regards
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PLEASE RECOMMED IBM THINKPAD 1GHZ vs TOSHIBA TECRA PENTIUM-II FOR DBA & DEV

Which laptop is recommended to use for better performance workstation for
parallel use of Oracle Database Administration tools and the Oracle Development
kit out of IBM ThinkPad 1GHz with at least 256MB RAM and around 30GB of disk
space vs Toshiba Tecra Pentium-II with lesser memory and disk space for daily
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Developer install fails 128mb RAM ???

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ITunes for Windows 7 on IBM Thinkpad 380XD

Hey there. I"m having trouble with my laptop.
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HT204053 Is it possible to have two (or more) different icloud mail accounts (not alias) under the same apple id? If not what is you best advice for all family members to have their own e-mail and still share the purchases under the same apple id. Thanks

Is it possible to have two (or more) different icloud mail accounts (not alias) under the same apple id? If not what is you best advice for all family members to have their own e-mail and still share the purchases under the same apple id. Thanks

mannyace wrote:
Thanks for the response.
So I basically won't run into any trouble? I
There should be no issues. Its designed to work like that. You don't change Apple IDs just because you get a new device.
mannyace wrote:
Thanks for the response.
Is there any chance that the phones can fall out of sync?
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Thanks for the response.
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Or any Cloud service you want such as Dropbox, or One Drive.
mannyace wrote:
Also, something i forgot to ask initially: Should I update the iPhone 5 to iOS 8 first or does that not matter?
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Hi Everyone,
I travel frequently, and am looking for suggestions to keep all my iPhoto libraries up to date. I currently have a g5, Powerbook, and Mini.
I just upgraded to iPhoto 6 and I have several thousand photos on my Dual g5. I just came back with 1000 more from my diving trip. The problem is, they are on my Powerbook, and taking up alot of space on the relatively small hard drive. I managed to work through the rough upgrade from 5 to 6, and now I need some more help...
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Jason:
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Now while on the road you can have a "normal" library to import new full sized files, keyword them, add comments, etc. and then transfer to the G5 library. Once in the G5 library they will be represented in a roll(s) and corresponding folder in the Originals folder. You then fire up the "alias" library, and import those new folders in the G5 Originals folder.
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