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Ubuntu Saves Compaq Presario 2100 From Death and Windows
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| My brother in law (Ronnie) was ready to throw out his aging Compaq Presario
| 2100 laptop. The system was overwhelmed by viruses, worms and other
| Windows-related problems. Security packages from all the major software
| suppliers (Symantec, McAfee, etc.) failed to clean up the system. Plus, the
| security software only made the Presario run more slowly.
|
| Frustrated, Ronnie purchased a Dell laptop to replace the Presario — and he
| was ready to throw the Presario away. That’s when I stepped in, asked to
| borrow the system, and loaded Ubuntu 8.04. The entire install took
| approximately 30 minutes. And as you know, I’m not just talking about the
| operating system. OpenOffice, FireFox and all the other open source bonuses
| also landed on the laptop as part of the Ubuntu install.
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http://www.workswithu.com/2008/09/10/ubuntu-saves-compaq-presario-2100-from-death-and-windows/
http://tinyurl.com/6xt42o
Recent:
Can Ubuntu Linux Close the Digital Divide?
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| Sure, Ubuntu Linux holds great promise as a tool that helps to shrink the
| digital divide. Netbooks (low-cost subnotebooks) with Ubuntu Remix are
| expected to flood the market this winter. And Intel continues to press
| forward with its Classmate PCs — low-cost systems that target K-6 schools in
| the U.S. and K-12 in emerging markets. Now comes word of Untangle leading the
| Installfest at LinuxWorld Expo.
|
| [...]
|
| Meanwhile, K-12 school kids in Vermont and neighboring states were sharing
| dial-up connections in computer labs. And recent high school graduates were
| heading off to college and never returning home. Instead, they were
| relocating — permanently — to towns that had broadband.
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http://www.thevarguy.com/2008/08/03/can-ubuntu-linux-close-the-digital-divide/
New Life for an Old PC
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| If you and your friend do not want to spend a lot of money, putting the Linux
| operating system on the old PC is a much less expensive option. Many versions
| of Linux have a graphical point-and-click interface these days, but they
| still may have a learning curve for new users.
|
| [...]
|
| Putting Linux on the old computer means you won’t be able to run Windows
| programs without some technical know-how and software like WINE (winehq.org).
| But if your friend just wants to use your old computer for basic tasks like
| e-mail, Web browsing and word processing, Linux is quite capable. Ubuntu
| Desktop Linux even comes with the OpenOffice word-processing, spreadsheet and
| presentation software, the Firefox Web browser, a calendar and an e-mail
| program — the free equivalents of Microsoft software like the Office programs
| and Internet Explorer.
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http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/29/technology/personaltech/29askk-002.html?_r=2&ref=personaltech&oref=slogin&oref=slogin
http://tinyurl.com/62fgn6
Related:
Life after cyber-death
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| But thanks to improvements in desktop versions of Linux, we can now do
| something better.
|
| Apart from being able to run easily on clunky old machines, the great thing
| about Linux is the way thousands of the world’s most professional programmers
| have volunteered their spare time to improving the breed—with nothing to gain
| save personal satisfaction and the respect of their peers. Thanks to their
| efforts, there’s recently been a flood of slick desktop versions of the
| rugged open-source operating system.
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http://www.economist.com/displaystory.cfm?story_id=10500554
How to keep your old PC alive
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| Firewall – Proxy server
| Development server
| Storage Server
| Media Station
| P2P Download Machine
| Small Workstation
| Thin Client
| Cluster
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http://www.pramnos.com/story69-2331.html
Stop! Don't trash those old PCs
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| Interestingly enough, there is another operating system that most people are
| not familiar with called Linux. Linux (and its earlier version UNIX) have
| been around for a long time helping us place phones calls and providing
| access to the Internet. Linux, up until this point, has been mostly behind
| the scenes just doing its job and doing it well. You can get started with
| Linux at www.linux.org. Â Â
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http://www.reporter-times.com/?module=displaystory&story_id=91254&format=html
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