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Re: [LUG] Computer recycling

 

On 09/01/11 22:08, Gordon Henderson wrote:
On Sun, 9 Jan 2011, tom wrote:

If there is a little ram in them (64Mb upwards) then you can run a
slimline linux and do lshw which will tell you what ram is required
for the slots available...

I've just been given an old Compaq laptop - P133 with 64MB of RAM. I'm
not sure I'm even going to try...

Gordon


Let Roly have it, I'm sure he'd love the challenge.

I suppose if technically you could install an older distro with something like Abiword and use it just as a basic Word Processing machine (maybe attach an old HP Deskjet or LaserJet printer to it as well).

Rob

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