win32file.pyd Device Error on W95

[Marie-Claude Savoie]

What version would you recommend for a P166 or 486 that has a lightweight
interface, is easy to install, and doesn't take up too much disk space.  I
would like to run python and wxPython applications.  Are there any
compatibility issues with old Linux versions with current Python or wxPython
releases?  Afterall, I don't want to go down that road again.


Regards,

Gordon Williams




"Carlos Ribeiro" <cribeiro at mail.inet.com.br> wrote in message
news:mailman.1045691997.32767.python-list at python.org...
>
> I have a lot of experience with Linux installations, and I have to say
that I
> share your conclusions - albeit with a little regret and frustration.
Linux
> itself has little to do with it, though; and I think the problem is
twofold.
>
> First of all, Linux distributions suffer from the "everything including
the
> kitchen sink" syndrom. They tend to be bloated, for several reasons, not
all
> of them good. It makes no sense to pack everything in a bundle just
because
> stuff is cheap (free software, a few cents per CD). As a power user, I
love
> to have the option, but then it quickly becomes unmanageable - lots and
lots
> of package files, with myriads of dependencies, and shazam! your new one
> hundred TB HD is full of things that you'll never use.
>
> The second problem is X Windows. Everyone knows that X is big, slow, and
too
> complex for the intended application - a simple desktop for everyday use.
> Overall, Windows 95 did a much better job performance-wise; it's less
stable,
> but it runs nicely with less memory and CPU consumption than an equivalent
X
> Windows installation. (please note the 'equivalent' here; I'm not talking
> about barebones X. A decent Window manager has to be included, not to
mention
> good font support, etc.).
>
> Now, if you can live with a basic Linux installation, it is blazingly
fast.
> But most people can't live without X. For lower end PCs, the best solution
is
> to install older distributions (that had much less bloat than today), or
to
> use the PCs as console-only, text-based computers; dedicated servers and
> appliances are good examples.
>
>
> Carlos Ribeiro
> cribeiro at mail.inet.com.br
>