Jim,
I understand your concern. One advantage of using open source software is that
you have some flexibility in what you chose. For example, instead of OpenOffice
you could use Abiword (http://www.abisource.com), a much lighter word
processor. Many people run open source software, including Linux, on old
machines with little memory or disk space.
Regards,
John
http://www.wikieducator.org/User:JohnWS
http://johnsearth.blogspot.com
From: NELLIE DEUTSCH nellie.muller.deut...@gmail.com
To: wikieducator@googlegroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2009 4:57:49 AM
Subject: [WikiEducator] Re: Please be careful not to contribute to the
e-divide.
Jim,
Thank you for the information. I had no idea. I will pass on the information to
others on WE.
Warm wishes,
Nellie Deutsch
Doctoral Student
Educational Leadership
Curriculum and Instruction
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On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 2:46 PM, jkelly952 jkelly...@sbcglobal.net wrote:
I am sure that periodically WikiEducator gives a thought to what the
average user has as their equipment to receive and help in WE's
creative efforts. But in case … some of us have 256MB of RAM for
operating memory, which means that going to a 1024 by 800 pixel screen
gives us a blinking screen. Such screens are not easy to work or live
with. We also experience a slow down in our system when we have both
the Internet and OpenOffice up and running at the same time
(OpenOffice recommends 512MB of RAM). Sorry if some of us do not have
access to sources of funding or incomes that allow us to update our
equipment.
One of the reasons that I left CURRIKI.ORG was that it was very
difficult to be creative when you can not work with a screen of 800
by 600 pixels, and had to work with a “blinking” 1024 by 800 pixel
screen so that you could see and select from various menu options to
work on screens.
Jim Kelly
http://www.wikieducator.org/User:Jkelly952
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