Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
> __/ [ Mark Kent ] on Sunday 25 March 2007 07:47 \__
>
>> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>>> How To Revive An Old PC With Linux
>>>
>>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>>| Sure, it could go to the landfill, or you might be able to get a
>>>| tax deduction from donating it to a local school. Or, using a
>>>| Linux-based operating system, you could turn it into a
>>>| functional desktop, browser, and e-mail client, and put it
>>>| back to work.
>>> `----
>>>
>>> http://www.informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=198500289
>>>
>>
>> Isn't this fantastic - we've been saying this for a good 10 years, and
>> finally the mainstream press has noticed!
>
> So has Microsoft, which has created a thin-client-oriented version of
> Windows, which is lighter. Of course, it remains more resource intensive,
> less secure, and it comes with 'goodies' like WGA. It also requires
> 'maintenance'. And who needs all that trouble with old hardware?
>
And how will you get drivers? If you're looking at hardware which is
rather old, your chances of getting a modern funtional windows driver
must be about zero. Windows' hardware support is poor.
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