Re: free OS instead of windows?

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Would like to suggest Puppy Linux :)

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Minimum Hardware Requirements

Puppy has been tested on a few very old machines but the best results for
the standard release of Puppy Linux to run at a reasonable pace have been
achieved with the following:

CPU : Pentium 166MMX
RAM : 128 MB physical RAM for releases since version 1.0.2 or failing
that a Linux swap file and/or swap partition is required for all included
applications to run; 64 MB for releases previous to 1.0.2
Hard Drive : None
CDROM : 20x and up
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Links:

To download free of charge:
http://www.puppylinux.com/download/downpage.htm
Or purchase to receive by mail:
http://www.puppyos.com/download/downpage.htm#Purchase

As others have said, there will be a learning curve involved and perhaps
some light reading, usually good Wiki ('library' if you will) is
available on the respective Linux distribution website.
Stuff will just look and feel different :)

Ofcourse as Mike Hall pointed out, you may well be better off considering
getting yourself a newer machine for yourself to play with and donate
this one to a school, and save money on possible hardware upgrades.








"Mike Hall - MVP" <mikehall@xxxxxxxx> wrote in
news:#dpGAWcGIHA.1208@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx:

Marcy

Free operating systems like Ubuntu or PCLinuxOS require 256mb RAM to
be of any value. Memory for older machines is more expensive than for
newer ones. Some of the smaller computer stores may have second hand
memory you could purchase maybe. Other than that, the floppy and
optical drives may well be on the way west too, and the general spec,
CPU, Video card may well be below what is required for anything other
than ME/Win 9x.

A local school may appreciate the donation, giving the kids something
to play with, fix or whatever.




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