On Fri, Feb 13, 2015 at 5:44 PM, Keith Lofstrom <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> On Sun, Dec 14, 2014 at 11:33:18PM -0800, Keith Lofstrom wrote:
>> I was sad to learn that there will not be a 32 bit version of
>> SL7 / RHEL7 .  I run older T60 laptops with 3x4 aspect ratio
>
> update:
>
> I replaced the older T2xxx Socket M processors in those old
> laptops with new T7200 processors, about $9 each from eBay and
> Hong Kong.  That makes them 64 bit, and increases cache, for
> the same operating power.  I do not know about the long-term
> reliability of the particular devices I purchased.  They may be
> relabeled counterfeits.  Still, assuming these or other T7200s
> are reliable, my stockpile will remain useful for a long time.
> Does anyone know about future kernel processor requirements,
> or what RHEL 8, 9, ... might demand from hardware?
>
> I am slowly converting my running machines from SL5.5/6.5 and
> Gnome2 to SL7 and Mate, with inadequate progress notes at
>   http://wiki.keithl.com/SL7
>
> Keith
>
> P.S.: I got a lot of fnal.gov rejects sending this.
> Likely PEBKAC, but if you see more than one copy
> then I misinterpreted the reject messages, sorry.

Given that they're going to have to run systemd, and that they're
still dealing with Gnome bloat if you need graphics, Assume that every
major release is roughly 30% more CPU and RAM than the previous
release, and you won't be too far off.