[NCLUG] Lite distros/programs for old pcs? \\ "no software to run" ???

[P. Scott DeVos]

For older distro, you might consider looking for older copies of "redhat 
for dummies" or the "redhat bible" (or suse or slackware or 
whatever--I'm not pushing a distro, but RedHat seems to have lots of 
older books available ) or other such books on amazon.

Michael Riversong wrote:
> Good questions.  Part of the problem for me has been that we don't get 
> working modems with many of the donated computers.  I've put one in our 
> best Linux machine, and couldn't get RH to recognize it.

Modems are hard to get working on with any OS.  Are your computers 
networked?  I have one or two old 3COM OfficeConnect modem routers I 
would be willing to donate.  These are just like DSL routers, but they 
have a dial-up modem inside instead of an ethernet LAN connection.  You 
can program them with a browser and they even have a built in DHCP 
server.  They also have a built-in 4 port 10-base hub.  With an 
additional hub or switch, they support up to 25 computers each (I think 
--the older ROMS only supported 10). I don't think I still have the 
manual, but you can probably get it off the internet.

Anyhow, they are *loads* easier to get working than a regular modem and 
you don't need to configure PPP on your box.


Let me know if you are interested.
-- 
P. Scott DeVos