On November 25, 2003 04:23 am, David L Norris, David L Norris <dave@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Why such a stripped installation when P75 machines aren't common these > days? Well, because they are extremely common these days...in dumpsters > and warehouses and closets and schools. These ancient Pentium systems > are being donated by the thousands to schools and non-profits who can't > even afford computers let alone proprietary software to use on them. Excellent point. Even some 20 years later, the promise of a computer in every home is yet to become a reality. Some countries like India, and Brazil have been producing very low-cost machines which are linux-based. In the "developed countries", there are many new users who find the "older junk" machines suit their means. The computer is now becoming as essential as a standard (as opposed to cellular) telephone. ... a very good argument for a *user-friendly* and "light" linux system! Elton ;-) -- http://setiathome.ssl.berkeley.edu/stats/team/team_4504.html "You only live once: let's make life BETTER for each other." LINUX User #193975 [AMD ATHLON CPU] ICQ #149608718.
