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What are you using for an operating system? It is possible to
install Linux and to configure a /swap partition of sufficient size
as to compensate for low levels of RAM. Of course, you'll have to
run a window manager like JWM or Window Maker or a low-end
environment like LXDE, instead of high-end environments like GNOME
or KDE due to the age of the hardware. This is a minor issue,
however, as your computers will now be usable. Christopher D. Whittum M.Ed. Learning and Technology Author Open Source Software for Educators CDW Web Design Shady Lane Farm On 03/09/2012 02:37 PM, Michael Shigorin wrote: On Fri, Mar 09, 2012 at 10:49:28AM +0700, j. Tim Denny wrote:[...] USB sticks.. I usually just buy the cheapest one...Me rather too. :) (still walking with 2Gb one)My two 128Gb SSDs are worth every penny of ~$540nice... but way out of our price range in Laos.One of them is used in my main notebook that's also a mobile build system (incidentally, the terminal server distro work was done on the road to some extent -- and vibrations are quite harmful for HDDs...) I do know how it feels with no money for food though.I am thinking of going that way for 5-10 older model computers at a university in Laos... the current hard drives are in the 20-40gb range I think nearly 10 years old... PIII cpus and 128mb ram.Nice thin clients, just in case.too complex for the staff to maintain.. they currently have one Ncomputing setup and it causing troubles.It would be interesting to learn of those troubles (offlist if you'd feel like that). My experience is that thin clients cut down on maintenance time a lot due to centralized apps deployment and user accounts management; there are things that degrade though, like 3D, microphone, and to some extent video.USB flash isn't going help those really much but an extra stick of 64..256M SDRAM would go much further (given some lightweight distro and a desire to run things locally).the problem is difficulty in sourcing older RAM and of course the high price...Wish I could send you some and it would actually make it through... (there are a few spare sticks in test lab equipment that could be dispatched without a problem) --
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