[ale] linux for an old compaq

[Jim Kinney]

That system should go to the dumpster or the firing range :-)

For the cost of a battery replacement and a new hard drive you can get a
refurbed laptop that is less than 10 years old.

On Thu, Jun 23, 2011 at 12:15 PM, Damon L. Chesser <damon at damtek.com> wrote:

> On Wed, 2011-06-22 at 21:12 -0400, Damon L. Chesser wrote:
> > Sister-in-law has a compaq Presario 1675.  Anybody know of a *nix that
> > will install a gui onto this old box?  Lubuntu and F15 both will not
> > (Kernel does not support the hardware from boot up).
>
> I have decided not to play with it.  It would serve my or my
> Sister-in-law any useful purpose.
>
> So, I do happen to have in my possession a Compaq Preserio that is up
> for grabs for anybody who wants to come to Kennesaw or perhaps the
> Suntrust Plaza building during the week day.
>
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
> --
> Damon
> damon at damtek.com
>
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As long as the general population is passive, apathetic, diverted to
consumerism or hatred of the vulnerable, then the powerful can do as they
please, and those who survive will be left to contemplate the outcome.
- *2011 Noam Chomsky*
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