Ubuntu blues

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Emil Oppeln-Bronikowski Wrote: 
> On Sat, 11 Dec 2004 16:51:54 -0500
> stoneguy <dlist at ubuntuforums.org> wrote:
> 
> > My idea of a low-end box is P166 with 64MB RAM. I doubt if that will
> > even run XFCE4. 
> 
> I guess it could go with Fluxbox or Openbox. Evolution could be
> replaced
> with SylpheedClaws. Most stuff has his replacement in console. XChat
> can be
> switched with Irssi/BitchX. Only problem I see, it's a webbrowser.
> Firefox's too heavy for P166, Links is nice, but most people will not
> use
> it, because it lacks ,,web exp.'' for them. eLinks and Dillo need some
> work, because they are a little bit unpolished.
> 

Maybe BeatrIX is an option. See :

from BeatrIX website ( http://www.watsky.net/index.html ) :

> 
> BeatrIX Linux is a compact (Less than 200 megabytes), operating system
> aimed at both office and home users who want something simpler, safer
> and superior to Microsoft Windows, and that will run on just about any
> IBM-compatible PC made in the past 10 years. It runs as a live CD or it
> can be installed to hard drive. As a live CD, it does not touch your
> hard drive or touch any other operating system you have. SImply insert
> the CD, re-boot, and about two minutes later, you're surfing the
> Internet, writing letters, sending e-mail and instant-chatting.
> 
> It is optimised for any Pentium-class computer of any speed with at
> least 64 megs of RAM. Its next release will boot from a USB pendrive
> and compact flash. We have reports of people using it on Pentium 90s
> with 24 megs of RAM. We don't recommend that, but it can be done. At
> the other end of the spectrum, it runs flawlessly on an Opteron 64. It
> was originally designed for a special computer system called the
> mini-ITX but it runs on nearly anything.
> 

here's another topic about beatrIX :

beatrIX and Ubuntu co-operation
http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=7652


> 
> A little bit off-topic, but Im going to replace one of my old boxes
> (it's
> SMTP/HTTP server) and give it away to my neighbour, who seems to not
> have
> computer. And I don't think he could buy a new one. I'll put Ubuntu on
> this
> box (without Gnome, it's far too weak;-) and, to complete computer
> set,
> I'll get him a connection to my LAN network, with an Internet gateway.
> No,
> Im not trying to put myslef in good light and get Peace Nobel. I just
> pointing out that we, computer literate, should care for people who can
> go
> without any computer knowledge. It will limit thier skills in adult
> life.
> We all own some old computers, who became obsolete, and has no use for
> our
> advanced stuff. Plus, giving away a Linux box as a first computer,
> will
> bring another person to UNIX world.
> 
> Or maybe I should post it to gossip-ml? :)
> 
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