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Thanks Sindi
I assumed that was the case but I keep thinking that the main reason
most people use Basic Linux is because they wish to run machines with
few resources. Apparently that is not always the case.

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> Is it possible to play flash video with limited resources such as a
> 486 with 75mhz processor and 40 megs ram?
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>> I am told that Flash 7 was usable for Youtube until last November, when
>> they changed the gui around the video, and it will take more hacking to
>> make it work again.
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>> It should work with the script provided in my previous posting at most
>> other sites.  The script disables something in javascript at those sites
>> which tries to insist on the latest version of Flash.
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>> There is a python-based script (was youtube-dl, now renamed to something
>> else) for downloading flv files, which mencoder can convert to avi,
>> playable by mplayer.  I did not try it.  You can also download youtube
>> videos as higher quality mp4 at http://keepvid.com and extract the mp3
>> from the mp4.  Someone provided a wget script for downloading a flv
>> directly.
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>> Is it possible to play flash video with limited resources such as a
>> 486 with 75mhz processor and 40 megs ram?
>
> I doubt it.
>
> Youtube streaming is barely usable at 500MHz.  I presume you mean offline
> videos.  I can play DVDs at 500MHz with mplayer and -hardframedrop, and
> someone claimed to watch DVDs at 366MHz.  266MHz is hopeless.  Look for
> information about mplayer system requirements online.
>
> If you have a computer that can play flash video, see how much extra
> memory it is using (offline?) to play the video.  In linux in an rxvt or
> another terminal, and type 'free' for total memory use (with and without
> flash player) or 'top' to see which programs are using what % of cpu time
> and memory.
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> Sindi
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