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CORE 2 QUAD PC - What to do with an old PC?
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<blockquote data-quote="chrisc" data-source="post: 911393" data-attributes="member: 746"><p>The Cape Computer & Technology Club is having a meeting at 10h00 this coming Thursday entitled "Load Linux on your old computer" and I have assembled some DVDs and Bootable USB sticks of Mint and Ubuntu, both 64-bit</p><p></p><p>I find that its necessary to have at least 1.5Gb of RAM on the machine, or it will not start</p><p></p><p>One machine tested that performs really well (now) is a 2006 vintage Pentium 4 with 1.5Gb RAM and a 170Gb HDD. For some reason it would not boot from the DVD-ROM but is fine with a USB stick.</p><p></p><p>There are now 4 elderly machines lying in my passage + an HP laptop with a flat battery</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="chrisc, post: 911393, member: 746"] The Cape Computer & Technology Club is having a meeting at 10h00 this coming Thursday entitled "Load Linux on your old computer" and I have assembled some DVDs and Bootable USB sticks of Mint and Ubuntu, both 64-bit I find that its necessary to have at least 1.5Gb of RAM on the machine, or it will not start One machine tested that performs really well (now) is a 2006 vintage Pentium 4 with 1.5Gb RAM and a 170Gb HDD. For some reason it would not boot from the DVD-ROM but is fine with a USB stick. There are now 4 elderly machines lying in my passage + an HP laptop with a flat battery [/QUOTE]
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