Vass Actually, you corrected me. I should have said 'Educational material' in my email. I think I will make arrangements to pick the Edubuntu. I hope it will be able to detect my MTN modem :)
Wire On Tue, 2009-07-28 at 05:04 +0000, Simon Vass wrote: > Favourites games:- Worms, OpenArena (10+), GnoTris, Pingus, Super Tux Racer, > Flightgear. > > If your looking for educational material I'd recommend Edubuntu 9.04, which I > have a copy of now. > > > Simon Vass > Technical Manager > E-Tech Uganda Ltd > > http://www.etech.ug > Tel: +256 (0) 312260620 or (0) 312260621 > email: [email protected] > skype: e-techservicedesk > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Kyle Spencer" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected], "Linux Users Group Uganda" <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, 27 July, 2009 13:27:11 GMT +03:00 Iraq > Subject: Re: [LUG] Distro with Games > > Also, Lemmings! > > Kyle Spencer wrote: > > Ubuntu + Doom/Doom 2 ;) > > > > Try getting a Scumm emulator and hook them up with LucasArts games > > like Sam & Max, Day of the Tentacle, Monkey Island, etc. > > > > Also, for the 10-year-old, if you can get on Steam, racing games like > > TrackMania United are free downloads and come with track editors so > > the kids can get into building their own race-tracks. > > > > Or, get a NES/SNES emulator for Ubuntu and then you've got access to a > > huge library of ROM games. N64 emulators work pretty well on Ubuntu > > as well, depending on your graphics card and drivers, so games like > > Diddy Kong Racing, Mario 64, Tetrisphere, etc can be at your disposal > > as well. > > > > If you're looking for games like Math Blaster Mystery or Number > > Munchers, well, I'm sure there's Linux ports around or Wine is always > > an option. > > > > ... and don't forget Oregon Trail! > > > > Mix it up with a variety of options and see what they go for. I got > > my eight-year-old next-door-neighbor into Portal back home in the > > States, so you never know! > > > > -Kyle > > > > Wire James wrote: > >> Hi Guys > >> > >> I am looking at dedicating a PC to my kids at home. However, I would > >> like to install a linux Distro that is rich in children's games and I > >> mean starting from 2 year olds to as old as 10 years. Please advise > >> on which one I can use and where I can get it. > >> > >> PS: Thanks for the generous offers that came my way regarding the > >> online video tutorial I had to view last weekend. I managed to do my > >> thing at the Uganda Christian University and indeed they have > >> BAND-----WIDTH. > >> > >> regards > >> -- > >> > >> > >> > >> ********************* > >> Wire Lunghabo James > >> Linux Solutions > >> Blog: http://www.computerworld.co.ug/blogs/wire-james > >> => Share One Computer among 10 users working simultaneously <= > >> => Reduce computer electricity bills by 60% <= > >> => Lower your expenses on computer servicing by 50% <= > >> => Significantly Reduce IT support costs <= > >> **** Contact Linux Solutions today for the ideal solution **** > >> "For Exceptional Services, Innovative and High quality Products" > >> Office: +256-312-278767 > >> Cell: +256-712-726609 > >> > >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> LUG mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > >> %LUG is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > >> > >> The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them > >> (including attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible > >> for them in any way. > >> --------------------------------------- > >> > >> > > >
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