Cheers
Jason
Hamish McBrearty wrote:
Just a quick thought here, they should take a look at the Tux4Kids live CD. It's based on Knoppix but aimed at kids with all kinds of games and neat stuff for them to play with. I've been meaning to throw it at the Early Childhood students here when they next bug me about software :o)
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Chris Hellyar wrote:
Just to put the cat among the parrots...(Penguins, surely?)
Ken McAllister says: This is the hardware.I'm likely to start something ugly here, but OpenOffice on linux with (for eg) a P166 and 32Mb of ram is just not a good advert for OSS. Windows 98 and Office 97 will piss all over it for performance and usability. Especially in the environment the advertiser is in.
. . . I know that if you use a 4 bit pallet and Scungey Bob's window manager it will run on a single transistor stuffed into a can of coke. I'm talking reality, not what an enthusiast is prepared to call usable.
Pentium I, 133 Mhz, 64 Mb, no HD, no floppy, no CD Pentium I, 133 Mhz, 32 Mb Pentium II, 233 Mhz, 64 Mb Pentium II, 233 Mhz, 64 Mb (that makes two) Pentium III, speed not noted, no Ram Pentium III, 550 Mhz, 128 Mb Scanner and assorted printers
Alison would like two machines running an office suite, for the staff, and three games machines, less urgent, for children under 5. It would be nice but not necessary for the staff machines to be connected. I expect that the staff would like to use the Web too.
They have no money, being in the middle of expanding and doubling their floor space, but in a place like Spreydon it is surprising what people will dip into their pockets for. I am sure that helpers would not be out-of-pocket. It is important that the software is legitimate.
To repeat the ad. and phone number:"Preschool have a need of licensed copies of Windows 98 and Microsoft Office software. We have been given 5 computers for children and staff but lack the software. Can you help? Please contact Alison on 338 5468"
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