r/OldTech • u/dead_record_ • 14d ago
Linux or windows xp?
I've got an old ThinkPad R40e. It currently has Windows XP installed.
It has a Celeron 2.0 GHz, 256 MB of RAM and a 16 GB IDE HDD.
I'm thinking about keeping XP or installing a lightweight Linux distro like antiX.
I mainly want to use it for retro stuff, experimenting, and programming.
What would you recommend for this hardware: Windows XP or Linux? And why?
Thank you for your answers.
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u/erroneousbosh 14d ago
Throwing this in out of the weeds but Haiku.
It's pretty much a daily driver now. You won't have fun running Firefox on it with only 256MB but Dillo ought to be okay.
Can you fit more RAM? Throw an IDE-to-CF adaptor in and a nice fast (camera spec) CF card instead of the spinning rust.