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I used to have a 0.2 ghz computer with 0.1 gb of ram that ran linux 2.2 very well, graphical desktop with full app complement and all the process isolation and
by Joeri 6y ago
I used to have a 0.2 ghz computer with 0.1 gb of ram that ran linux 2.2 very well, graphical desktop with full app complement and all the process isolation and multitasking of a modern OS. Modern software is incredibly bloated. It’s not really the kernel though, it’s everything else.
- speedgoose 6y agoThe usages are differents. You weren't doing much on your old computer compared to what people are doing today on their smartphone.
- Dylan16807 6y agoI spend most of my smartphone use reading text, maybe with a few images, or listening to mp3s with the screen off. You can fit those uses just fine into a hundred megabytes of ram and a slow processor.