Older Computers

[Pete Holsberg]

Brian Fahrlander keyed the following on 7/28/2007 11:30 AM:
> Pete Holsberg wrote:
>> I'm thinking about trying to convince the people in my over-55 community
>> to think of Linux when they buy their next computer.
>>
>> Is it safe to say that all 2007 desktop computers with wired Ethernet
>> will have no problems with (K)Ubuntu?
>>
>> Is it safe to say that even older ones with wired Ethernet will have no
>> problems?
> This is being written on my newest computer- a 1200 mHz Athlon with
> 512M of memory. In the Windows world, it's a clay tablet, but in Linux,
> it's luxury. My other computers go as far back as 10 years. Yeah,
> almost every computer you'll run into can run Linux, on the salvage-PC
> market. The machine upstairs only cost $30. (!)
>
> Original Pentiums (586's) are too far back for desktop use, but
> anything P2 and newer will meet all the non-gaming needs of most
> everyone. (Email, browsing, printing/editing documents, etc)
>
> Find a salvage center; they'll have all the parts you need, and most
> of them have Linux pre-installed, since they recognize the value of
> Linux, too. And the parts are both cheap AND road-tested. :)

Never heard of a salvage center!

-- 
Pete Holsberg
Columbus, NJ

To be able under all circumstances to practice five things constitutes 
perfect virtue; these five things are gravity, generosity of soul, 
sincerity, earnestness and kindness....
--Confucius