On Sun, 24 Jun 2007 02:02:41 -0700 John R. Sowden wrote: *** SNIP ***
> > IBM blessed us with a standard computer design, which has evolved over > the years without radical changes, therefore the PC of 10 years ago > with respect to the ones of today are very similiar: less memory, > less speed, less I/O. > > In the name of recycling, we should be able to use these computers, in > a similiar capacity, just with fewer software features. > Unfortunately, although much is said about using Linux on older > computers, Linux is requiring more and more memory and speed. Fewer > of these computers would be destoyed, instead they would be 'reused'. > http://www.ltsp.org/ To Quote paragraph 2: "Shiny new thin-clients and legacy PCs alike can be used to browse the Web, send e-mail, create documents, and run other desktop applications." What is needed is a serious backbone of support for this type of thing. *** SNIP *** -- Michael Linux: The OS people choose without $200,000,000 of persuasion. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
