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Neil Stone wrote: > Adam Latham wrote: > >> On Tue, 2008-09-16 at 22:34 +0100, Rob Beard wrote: >> >> >>> Adam Latham wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>>>>> Unfortunately I only have one machine with a licensed copy of Windows on >>>>>> there which is spare for the event. My other half wouldn't let me use >>>>>> her laptop and I figured Windows 98 and NT 4 machines will be a bit too old. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>> Except, of course to showcase one of the 'Linux Lite' distros. DSL, >>>> Puppy and Slax all work pretty well on my P3 500MHz 128Mb RAM heap, that >>>> I use to play with as a file server (until I blow it up - regularly!) >>>> >>>> >>> The other problem I have at the moment is transport. I'm only just >>> going to be able to get the one machine over there. >>> >>> >>> >>>> Might be worth a shot to demonstrate that you don't need a 2.4GHz DC >>>> with 4Gb RAM to have a working PC? >>>> >>>> >>> Nah, I need at lead a quad core CPU ;-) >>> >>> 1 core for the OS, 3 cores for when flash goes belly up and starts >>> hogging the CPU. >>> >>> Rob >>> >>> >>> >>> >> lol! >> >> I was aiming the last bit towards the idea of engaging community groups, >> who are self-funded and don't have a lot of cash. Lots of them depend >> on 'donated' computers or 2nd+ handers. Maybe if we can demonstrate >> that there are better options than Windoze 98, 2000, ME, XP for fairly >> old machines, that won't cost them a bean, they may think about >> swapping. >> >> Just a thought! >> >> Adam >> >> >> >> > > hmm... Under the WEEE directive charities would be able to take > 'disposed of equipment' and use it themselves... maybe there is a way in > on that idea...?? > > Umm.. I don't see DCLUG mentioned as a "Team" on the SFD website.... -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html