>>do these centrelink/job networks give out dud computers? not sure if this is a serious question. But giving a serious answer yes. I have found that many Job network agencies just give computers in any state of repair. One friend of mine was given a P4 that ran windows and was still password locked to their domain. (and I provided the monitor!!)
If you have a beast in similiar state Chuck It Out! There is a small outfit in Granville that may give you a decient PC. Just email me for the details. Otherwise I highly recommend Grays online. For about $50 you can get a dual core newer machine. I am guessing though that money if an issue so see first option above. Lastly, don't bother setting up Linux on a dodgy P.C. It is very hard for people to make the switch, if we are talking <1gb of ram and hardware faults then I would not bother. Why leave people thinking that Linux is Slow and buggy? Cheers Colin On Tuesday, June 28, 2011, <[email protected]> wrote: > Send ubuntu-au mailing list submissions to > [email protected] > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > [email protected] > > You can reach the person managing the list at > [email protected] > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of ubuntu-au digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: ubuntu-au Digest, Vol 64, Issue 18 (Boden Matthews) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 27 Jun 2011 22:11:46 +1000 > From: Boden Matthews <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: ubuntu-au Digest, Vol 64, Issue 18 > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Wait, where the hell are you getting these old PCs? > Regards, > Boden Matthews, > http://retrosmartphonesandppcs.wordpress.com > > > ----- Original Message ---- >> > From: Tom Sparks <[email protected]> >> > To: Chris Robinson <[email protected]> >> > Cc: [email protected] >> > Sent: Sun, 26 June, 2011 10:04:06 PM >> > Subject: re: [Solved I think] installing xubuntu on Acer >> > Veriton 2800 >> > >> > Xubuntu 11.04 works, I think >> > the CD is reporting itself as xubuntu 10.04 (strange) >> > ------------------------------------ >> > >> > That's odd, I recently installed Xubuntu and it seemed to >> > be reporting as >> > 11.04.? In what area did it say it was 10.04? >> >> near the "Ubuntu CD Image Automatic Signing Key", i'll have to check when >> check disk finishes if ever >> >> > >> > Glad it seems to be working for you however. >> > >> > >gparted has reported the hard drive has bad sectors in >> > NTFS filesystem :( >> > >Noooooooooo! You Microsoft bastards <me strangle the >> > air>, where is my Windows >> > >XP CD...... >> > >> > Actually, bad sectors may be indicating a problem with the >> > hard drive.? It would >> > really pay to look at the Smart status of the drive and >> > keep close tabs on it.? >> > Also do regular backups of any important data. >> >> I hope is not another dud computer for her (first dud was RAM corruption >> issue) :( >> >> do these centrelink/job networks give out dud computers? >> >> > >> > Chris >> > >> >> -- >> tom_a_sparks "It's a nerdy thing I like to do" >> Please use ISO approved file formats excluding Office Open XML - >> http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html >> 3 x (x)Ubuntu 10.04, Amiga A1200 WB 3.1, UAE AF 2006 WB 3.X, Sam440 AOS >> 4.1.2 >> Wanted: RiscOS system, GEOS system (C64/C128), Atari ST, Apple Macintosh >> (68k/PPC only) >> > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > <https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-au/attachments/20110627/87a59eec/attachment-0001.html> > > ------------------------------ > > -- > ubuntu-au mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au > > > End of ubuntu-au Digest, Vol 64, Issue 19 > ***************************************** > -- ubuntu-au mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
