[dundee] Linux for low spec PCs

Owen Daily o.daily at dundeecollege.ac.uk
Tue Oct 31 10:07:01 GMT 2006


Try puppy linux. It is excellent, there is an open office edition or  
you can simply install it afterwards.

http://www.puppylinux.org/user/viewpage.php?page_id=1

PS do you have more info / webpage on your project?  It sounds cool.

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On 31 Oct 2006, at 09:47, angie at nirvana.me.uk wrote:

> Hi,
>   Just wondering if anyone could recommend a Linux distro. for low  
> spec refurbished laptops - a sample spec would be:
>
> IBM Thinkpad - Intel P2 300 128MB 3GB.
>
> The background is we're looking to get refurbished laptops for  
> £100ish and set them up for low income families who are doing their  
> ECDL to borrow - other than Internet access all we need to run on  
> them is OpenOffice.org.
> Ideally we'd like to be able to create accounts so they can't  
> delete things they shouldn't.
>
> Any suggestions would be much appreciated.
>
> Regards
>
>  - Angie
>
>
>
>
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