[SC.LUG] Small quiet games box

[Thom Shutt]

Ubuntu runs on the mac mini too, possibly not the best choice for
gaming though. I just bought an Asus T2 barebones system, that's
fairly small (although there are smaller cases out there) and works
fine with linux.

On 11/06/05, Neil Lucock <neil.lucock at zen.co.uk> wrote:
> On Friday 10 Jun 2005 10:11, John Southern wrote:
> > Hi All,
> >
> > I am just starting to look around for a new computer for one of my
> > children. Like everyone else, space is at a premium. As it is next to his
> > bed, I would prefer something a little quiet, if not silent, as he is bound
> > to forget to switch it off every night.
> > The downside is, he wants to play games such as tuxRacer.
> > The only other uses will be web access via the house LAN, a small amount of
> > word processing and Perl.
> > I would like it to be about to play MP3s and connect USB devices to it, but
> > these are not vital.
> >
> > Does anyone have any recommendations of what I should be considering or
> > even what to avoid.
> >
> > The current setup is a midi tower and 15" monitor, but that really is far,
> > far too big to fit on his desk and I want to avoid using floor space for
> > the box as "OO" trains and Scalextric track are more important (Although
> > today it seems to be Lego and dragons).
> 
> You could buy a Mac mini, use Yellow Dog Linux if you don't like OS X
> 
> Neil
> 
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