<html><body><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> <br></font><br> <br><hr>Thank you for choosing LinuxQuestions.
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