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dunno about the distro. you might need to customise it somewhat.
careful package selection and maybe a custom kernel to try an improve
speed. Been hearing good stuff about ubuntu. I use FC4 and gentoo.
neither of which are suitable for you.<br>
<br>
XFCE is an excellent desktop though and very lightweight.
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.xfce.org/">http://www.xfce.org/</a><br>
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the biggest problem you'll get is modem compatability so you'll have to
market them as broadband only,<br>
<br>
might be worth sourcing a set of broadband modems, adsl and cable and
providing those as well.<br>
<br>
you'll probably end up setting them up for the users though and all
this costs time which might end up making them not so cheap.<br>
<br>
well good luck anyway<br>
<br>
Kris<br>
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<br>
Glasiad wrote:
<blockquote cite="mid20060213113356.23AC437D@dm22.mta.everyone.net"
type="cite"><font style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"
size="2">Dear swlug folk,<br>
<br>
My friend and I have recently procured a job lot of old computers
(pentium / celeron; 300 - 500 Mhz processors, 4 to 10 Gb HD's, 64 - 128
RAM, etc.) that we're refurbishing to sell as bargain basement / entry
level / extra / desktop websurfers. And since nobody else seems to be
doing it we're thinking to market them with Linux Operating Systems -
stable and secure (especially when you think of all the viruses and
spyware out there!) - not to mention "cost effective". <br>
<br>
But what distro?<br>
<br>
1. We need someting that is not to difficult to get a hang of (KDE?)
for first time users.<br>
<br>
2. Doesn't take up too much space on the HD (not much over 1 Gb?)<br>
<br>
3. Has a reasonable degree of autoconfiguration when installed (time is
money!).<br>
<br>
4. Not too taxing on the system.<br>
<br>
5, Works well with older hardware.<br>
<br>
6. Has a useful range of applications including Open Office, fully
functional multimedia suite, and at least one decent browser.<br>
<br>
Everything is compromise in this situation I realise, but any comments,
suggestions, or observations on the suitablity of various distros would
be appreciated.<br>
<br>
A wider question may be - Is Linux ready to be
marketed to the computer curious and to those with already some
experience with Windows? Or ...<br>
<br>
hwyl!<br>
Glasiad<br>
<br>
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