More Dinosaur Linux options!
As I started unpacking the downloads to try one out, I went back to the sites from the last post to get install instructions, and came across some links for more distros
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Linux Distros for dinosaurs
I’ve been looking for something that will make an older machine more than just a print server. (I also happen to have an old Compaq which has only 32MB of RAM, so the search is somewhat self-serving).
The harsh reality about aging computers
In preparing for Software Freedom Day (September 19, more details in this post), my dad and I began evaluating the stash of donated computers he has (he’s waiting on a call from the local Computers for Kids program donee), and installing Ubuntu on them to be demo machines. As we began installing Ubuntu, we hit […]
Software Freedom Day 2007!
In between conferences and other fun stuff, I was persuaded to organize another Software Freedom Day locally. Last year’s event highlighted some of the disconnect between expectations and reality among the visitors. The expectation seemed to be that Linux could resurrect any machine: “Here’s my computer. It’s 18 years old, and I used to use […]
DeLi redux
I wrote about this six months ago (here). I took out the modem on the old machine I had installed Deli on, and put in an Ethernet card. Since a new version of Deli had come out I decided to try it out again from scratch. The install went pretty much the same as the […]