[dundee] Linux for low spec PCs

Andrew Clayton andrew at digital-domain.net
Tue Oct 31 10:07:15 GMT 2006


On Tue, 31 Oct 2006 09:47:03 +0000, 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.

DSL perhaps?  http://www.damnsmalllinux.org/

> Regards
> 
>   - Angie


Andrew

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