On 09/01/11 20:10, Malcolm Blackmore wrote:
> Darn I just deleted the wrong message from "the noob" who is
> constructing recycled machines. I freecycled 15 made up out of bits and
> pieces all running Xubuntu or Puppy and they all went like a shot as
>
people only wanted a wordprocessor, browser and email program and my
> linux sales pitch along with an unbeatable price meant they bit the
> hook.
>
> To the point: I have 3 Fujitsu P4 2.8-3.0ghz slimlines which are more
> than just useful but simply don't have ram for them - do you have any of
> the circa 1994 ram, think it succeeded sdram but can't remember what it
> is called, or was it that sdram succeeded the early noughties ddr ram,
> my memory is shot. [What is modern ram called??]
>
> There are only 2 slots so the sticks need to be 1gb to make them really
> useful with Ubuntu 10.4 LTS which these machines have enough cpu grunt
> to run easily if the programs have a bit of space to scuttle around in.
>
> I'd like to keep these to give to the kids to do things on in the new
> garage conversion dining/kids room, where I have setup up a long desk at
> one
end of the room. They love playing networked games. About time we
> got something out of all my assembling of donated bits!
>
> On Wed, 2011-01-05 at 06:43 -0500, george parker wrote:
>> The following link refers to recycling problems in Canada but at the end there
>> is a list of recyclers (have I just invented a word?) in the UK, although the
>> Bude firm aren't on there. It must be quite an industry now.
>>
>>
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/01/04/pc_recycling_is_hard/>>
>>
>
>
>
If there is a little ram in them (64Mb upwards) then you can run a
slimline linux and do lshw which will tell you what ram is required for
the slots available...
Tom te tom te tom
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