Is there even a tiny chance to ever make a "lightweight" version of sort..?

[Taira2032]

I know and understand it's because of the graphics and the quality but technically it's not very "third-worldly country-friendly".. As much as I want to be on Second Life my PC can't run the viewer and I can't afford upgrading my computer/graphic card or a whole new computer.

I've been checking the system reqs often, hoping for a change with all my heart for a while now but decided I got to finally ask. I'm in awe with Second Life's style and everything and it's getting very hard for me to be stuck with the crude botox-infested bling style and the (dumb) likes of people on IMVU... Since I can run that, I think it's very close to my PC being capable of running Second Life.. so I really hope you could somehow make a running version that may take away a bit of quality but be more hardware-friendly. Everything here is so much more realistic and beautiful.. And something else - I'm not in Japan but I always prefer to use the language on software and online stuff whenever available or possible, and I see SL has the option! Aah, there are many more reasons why I got captivated by SL.. and if only I could run it, I'd be like the happiest person in the world.

[valerie Inshan]

Hello Taira. You may try a third party viewer and see which works for your PC, such as Singularity, or RainbowCool Viewer wich are less demanding than the official SL viewer or Firestorm. 

http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Third_Party_Viewer_Directory

Rainbow SSE2 optimized version:
http://code.google.com/p/coolviewer/downloads/detail?name=Rainbow_Viewer_1-22-12-7_Setup_SSE2.exe

Rainbow SSE version for older hardware (PII, Athlon XP):
http://code.google.com/p/coolviewer/downloads/detail?name=Rainbow_Viewer_1-22-12-7_Setup_SSE.exe

 

[Innula Zenovka]

Was Rainbow ever updated to accommodate server side baking (or to see mesh, come to that)? I don't think Boy Lane has done much with it since the middle of 2011.

[Lindal Kidd]

If you provide us with details of your computer system, we may be able to suggest upgrades.  That might cost less than buying a whole new computer.

[Mbao]

Radegast makes a version that offers 3D view and other aspects and uses very few resources from your computer.