On Sunday 06 May 2007 02:02, John Andersen wrote: > On Saturday 05 May 2007, Pueblo Native wrote: > > Not that I don't mind a little extra publicity from time to time, but > > in an age of $300 computers at Wal Mart, do you really think people are > > going to use Linux just to bump up an old computer? > > In a word: Yes. > > I'm living proof with 3 older celerons within arms reach, including > the one i'm typing on. > > Yes, I have a shiny new laptop in the next room, but this olc clunk > is just fine for what I do with it.
Me too, old SCSI equipped pcs, and also Ultra SPARC boxes with *BSD on them - they won't do everything a modern 300 dollar one will, but they will also do things the 300 dollar ones won't. It's also hugely environmentally friendly (not really a particular hobby-horse of mine, but still) to re-use or keep using old kit; screwing another five years out of your kit will do a deal more for your carbon footprint than much of the other advice out there. Jack a bit more RAM in there and you're good for years more fun, as the farmer said to the ewe. > -- > _____________________________________ > John Andersen -- Fergus Wilde Chetham's Library Long Millgate Manchester M3 1SB Tel: 0161 834 7961 Fax: 0161 839 5797 http://www.chethams.org.uk -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
