"H a m m e r" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Anyone who knows URLs for good Linux games ? The quest is for those
> which really *do* install on rather "old" machines (e.g., '486s) with
> only rudimentary X Window, and *not* networked (i.e., files/packages
> must fit on diskettes to be transfered).
One approach -- depending on the capabilities of the Linux system -- is
emulation. Linux can easily run:
- DOSemu: The biggest problem is that some DOS games simply run too fast on
newer hardware.
- Apple ][
- MAME: Emulation of various arcade machine classics, all the way back to
Pong and Space Invaders. See http://x.mame.net/hans/
- and others...
If there's something you "must have", there's no reason to leave it behind
when going to Linux.
Fitting them on diskette is simply a matter of packaging. On Linux, these
packages tend to be relatively small, and most executables should fit on
diskette nicely, compressed if necessary.
For native Linux games, try: http://www.linuxgames.com/ There's no shortage
of titles, and many are Open Source.
> Idea is to have kids/newbies exercise with it, using SurvPCs (and
> learn to manage these).
In addition to learning to install and play the games, under Linux/Open
Source your kids might actually learn to program and IMPROVE the games.
Nothing to motivate a programmer like getting that one really cool feature
to work right!
I wouldn't assume kids will be overwhelmed by a network. My youngest got the
hang of the computer at 3 and at 9 is quite proficient with the Internet. In
terms of learning to manage a modern system, NOT having network skills would
certainly be a liability. Debian's apt-get package management is a prime
example of how wonderful things can be in a networked environment. Of
course, if there simply IS no network, this really isn't an issue.
Sounds like a fun project! Good luck with it.
- Bob
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