[ubuntu-za] Very old computers

[David Robert Lewis]

Bill Cairns wrote:
> Our computer club (here in Kokanje - far in the bushveld) has been
> given, over time, a lot of very old computers. We have eight which may
> still work, but which are so old that it is difficult to know what to
> do with them. They are all "pre-pentium", most do not have CD drives
> of any sort while some (two I think)  have ancient CD readers.  Don't
> ask about USB ports. None of the disk drives seem to work, but we do
> have some spare disks that might be compatible.
>
> Can I make a bootable Xubuntu stiffy? Or is a stiffy just too small?
>
> Any other ideas?
>
> There is an insatiable demand for cheap computers up here. But of
> course, they must work!
>
> Bill
>
>   
Best suggestion is Puppy Linux, small, fast and works on pretty much 
everything.