LOL, not very off list...... apologies. alan c On 24/08/11 17:48, alan c wrote: > Off list: > > Hi John > If I get a sort of reasonable (recycled) desktop PC which runs Ubuntu > ok, would you be interested in having it? How would you judge a PC > for your use - say, how long would Firefox take to start up when first > used (it is faster the second time it is used in a PC run)? > Is there a test web page you might use for me to judge 'speed'? > > Do you know what your broadband speed is? > > Is there a way of you getting the PC when available, from Bracknell? > > Do you have a monitor and mouse and keyboard? The only monitors which > get recycled lately are CRT ones. They are usually good displays but > the chunky size makes them unfashionable. Flat screen monitors are not > usually recycled (yet). > > Best regards > alan > > > On 24/08/11 07:24, scoundrel50a wrote: >> On 23/08/11 17:59, alan c wrote: >>> On 23/08/11 10:48, scoundrel50a wrote: >>>>> I dont have a lot of money, so could somebody point me in the >>>>> direction of a good barebones computer that I can install 11.04 on >>>>> with few problems and can take any of the new updates in the >>>>> future........I dont want to make that mistake again, and waste all >>>>> that money.......that I dont have........I dont do games or huge lots >>>>> of graphics, so it is just a pc or pc or laptop that works with 11.04 >>>>> in a fast enough way.....that doesnt take hours to load a page.... >>> Where are you located? for example, if you are close to where I >>> live, I find I sometimes get PCs given to recycle, often quite ok >>> with Ubuntu. Less often laptops though. >>> I am in Bracknell Berkshire. >>> >> >> I am in the centre of London, there is a computer fair around here >> somewhere, but not she where it is......I dont mind laptop or desktop >> >> John >> > >
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