Re: [LUG] linux in schools - terminal ... man

[Steve Marvell <steve@xxxxxxxx>]

On Mon, Sep 02, 2002 at 12:38:08AM +0100, Nick Kew wrote:

> Are those seriously old pentiums?

66 MHz with 32 Mb RAM.

My server is a 1Gig (chipset forgotten) with 256.

> Unless they're really too feeble for desktop use (eg < 32Mb RAM),
> you could perfectly well run real apps on them, just so long as
> you steer clear of certain heavyweight modern desktop environments.

I feel it has to be slightly clicky for them, since they are mostly
Windows and Mac users at home. They'll also be running Open Office and
opera or mozilla.

Steve

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