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[News] Old Computers Favour GNU/Linux and the Joy of Distro Diversity

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5 Reasons Old Computers Love Linux

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| There are hundreds of stories about people who pulled an old Windows 95/98/ME 
| computer out of their basement, put some kind of Linux distro on it, and are 
| in a computing heaven, blissfully unaware of the age of their computer. And 
| you never hear about people pulling the same computer out and saying, “Wow! 
| Windows 95 solves all of my problems! Good bye, modern computing!” Why is 
| Linux so dominant in this category?      
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http://blog.tsmacdonald.com/archives/142

Linux Migration Guide: Choosing a Linux Distribution to Replace Your Windows
Desktop 

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| The time has never been better to try Linux. With improved hardware 
| compatibility, excellent software applications, and superior stability and 
| security, there's really nothing holding you back from giving Linux a try.  
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http://linux.com/learn/new-user-guides/18638-linux-migration-guide-for-home-users-choosing-a-linux-distribution-to-repla


Recent:

$100 card converts old PCs into Linux thin clients

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| Igel has released an add-in card that enables old desktop PCs to be turned
| into Linux thin clients on the cheap. The "Igel TC Card" costs $100 and
| requires a computer to have an available PCI slot and an IDE interface, the
| company says.
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http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS2782154377.html
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