My low memory computer

[Barrucadu]

I just managed to cut down my computer's RAM usage to just 268MB. I was aiming for 250MB, but that's close enough for me. I've had to sacrifice a bit in terms of GUI niceness, but I've ended up with a nice easy-to-use system, which runs lighting fast as a bonus. If anyone wants to know what I did, I've made a blog post about it today (on my blog Monday is simplicity day).

Can I have a computer please? No fancy effects, I’m on a diet…

 

[liquidcherry]

Hey there....

I am running a Pentium III with 256MB Ram and Win XP(runs very smooth), if you wanna know how i did it let me know :hehe:

Cheers,

Frank

P.S: i did that also with a AMD K6

 

[weblord]

hey great blog Mikor, makes me wanna switch to ubuntu as you have made it step by step installation, update

 

[shockie]

well done... but live a little... my computer averages using 1gb and it's wonderful! :p

 

[Keral_Patel]

I managed last 4 years on 128 MB ram.

But the new PC I purchased just last month is 2GB RAM. Core 2 Duo.

Feeling like I have much more extra time on my hands now.

 

[Barrucadu]

I would try to use less RAM, but I would have to really compromise on the nice features. My laptop is using about 400/500MB of RAM and has every single graphical effect I can find enabled - it makes my mum dizzy!

 

[Barrucadu]

YES! I got it down to under 250MB! I removed a few programs and installed lightweight replacements. I'm expecting it to go down a bit more, as I'll be replacing some more programs later. When I've got everything done, I'll post a screenshot.

hey great blog Mikor, makes me wanna switch to ubuntu as you have made it step by step installation, update

You know... The average user will probably be happier with the desktop edition - it comes with a nice pretty GUI and a ton of software :p

Edit: Screenshot! Oh, and I managed to get it to 220MB of RAM with even more features - not sure how I managed that.