donated computers lab setup

[Mike McCarty]

Ric Moore wrote:
> On Wed, 2006-12-27 at 15:59 -0600, Tom Poe wrote:
> 
>>I recently received 10 computers from an organization that wants them 
>>put to use.  They're PI and PII boxes, which surely can be useful in 
>>many ways.  First thing, though, I need to see how many actually work.  
>>Then I need to have a barebones OS to put on them.  If the drives work, 
>>they'll be really small.  Any suggestions?  Anyone doing something similar?
>>Happy New Year,
>>Tom
> 
> 
> Good Will Industries used to slap FC3 on theirs, in Roanoke VA. Great
> people to do so. They'd sell an entire outfit for $100. I doubt FC5 or
> FC6 would install though. Happy New Year to you, too. Ric

If the discs are really small, then you might consider a LiveCD like
KNOPPIX or Scientific Linux Live. You can find a long list here:

http://www.livecdlist.com/

Puppy Linux allows one to use a multi-session CD or DVD to save
one's complete install, along with changes, and then run out
of RAMdisc.

Mike
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