Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu on old box ....

2010-05-11 Thread Dan Attwood
great Ubuntu is better then windows 98 - double epic win -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu on old box ....

2010-05-11 Thread NTLWorld
Hi there . Yesterday I took the old box to the non-geek lady I mentioned. I spent about half an hour showing her round Ubuntu Netbook Remix set up with the Gnome desktop as default. I went back later as there was a minor hitch with the printer, and she had written several job-applications rea

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu on old box ....

2010-05-09 Thread Simon Greenwood
Oops, pushed a button somewhere... Get an alternate boot CD or something that might be happier with older hardware, such as Damn Small Linux or PuppyLinux. Simon On 9 May 2010 10:32, "Simon Greenwood" wrote: It's more likely that some hardware on the PC is causing a problem. Get an alternate b

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu on old box ....

2010-05-09 Thread Simon Greenwood
It's more likely that some hardware on the PC is causing a problem. Get an alternate boot CD, which should give you a clue On 9 May 2010 08:07, "NTLWorld" wrote: Hi there A while back, I gave an old Pentium iii running Windows 98 to a single mum who is looking for work and needed a PC. Sh

[ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu on old box ....

2010-05-09 Thread NTLWorld
Hi there A while back, I gave an old Pentium iii running Windows 98 to a single mum who is looking for work and needed a PC. She now needs internet access and Windows 98 is a problem. Ubuntu is the obvious answer, so I took a selection of live CD's and an mobile broadband dongle to see what