On 2012/06/08 21:26 (GMT+0200) Graham Anderson composed:
I wonder if we can perhaps fall back to more low-tech methods to help in this regard.
Remember how many floppies DOS 2 came on? DOS 5? Windows 3? OS/2 2? Slackware 1? All I remember for sure is more than one, each successor more than the last, and OS/2 was a _big_ stack (22+ by v2?). Now that the average working and supported _old_ PC has or supports more RAM than a CD holds, maybe it's time to consider the possibility of disc changes again, loading the main OS and utils from #1 into RAM, and putting LibreOffice, Gimp and other applications on #2, with the possibility to utilize any sort of unallocated RAS space for swap. -- "The wise are known for their understanding, and pleasant words are persuasive." Proverbs 16:21 (New Living Translation) Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 ** a11y rocks! Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.com/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-project+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, email: opensuse-project+owner@opensuse.org