Recycling old computers
I have an old PIII at home with 256Mb Ram and a 20Gb hard disk. Graphics is nothing to write home about and it will not support Vista or KDE 4.2. I know there are many, many blog posts on the internet that discuss this so I will simply add to the general wash. Ubuntu Server: File server with samba Apache webserver with dyndns.com ( free dynamic IP to Domain Name resolution ) - This can be useful if you are a freelance website designer / programmer and you need to publish draft websites for your clients prior to going live. Xbuntu Desktop: Install Childsplay - a very basic suite of games that are designed to develop mouse and keyboard familiarisation in a fun and easy to understand environment. - In fedora this was just as simple as, "yum install childsplay" Install the Mame Emulator and download roms for some of those neat and safe for kids arcade games that you played in the 80's at your local cornershop or arcade. If you have an XBOX controller - install the drivers...