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openSUSE and Legacy Hardware
The problem with older hardware and Linux is, as stated earlier, a general lack of device
drivers. This is somewhat reasonable, in that the operating system was being built from
the ground up, both in terms of people hacking on the Linux kernel and in (often the
same) people using it. As Linux grew in usage, at least on the server, more hardware
manufacturers took notice, and more active support existed for server-side cards and
peripherals. Only recently have advanced video cards, dial-up modems, and printers
started shipping with Linux drivers.
Do not fret if you have an ancient Pentium box with a 33MHz processor, built-in sound
and video cards, and a 1-gigabyte hard drive. Although you may not be able to install a
GUI on it, there are several valuable modern-day uses you can put that box to. These
include the following:
. Save tons of space on your other machines by installing all your fonts on this one
and attaching it to the network.
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