__/ [ Mark Kent ] on Sunday 25 March 2007 07:47 \__
> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>> How To Revive An Old PC With Linux
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>>| 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?
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