Re: Happy (late!-) Winter Solstice!

[http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert (Robert)]

Do you already have the hardware?  If so, do you wanna do this on Monday?

 > From: http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert (Robert)
 > Date: Mon, 29 Dec 2003 13:54:19 -0800
 > 
 >  > From: darrel licks <http://www.yahoo.com/~d_licks>
 >  > Date: Mon, 29 Dec 2003 13:31:31 -0800 (PST)
 >  >
 >  > any interest in helping me setup a linux box
 >  > for the longhaul/infoshop??
 > 
 > Sure.  After this weekend, Tuesday afternoons would be best to go there.
 > 
 >  > whats the minimum 
 >  > hardware req for a linux machine that copuld do
 >  > browsing, word proc and maybe graphix/ala photoshop??
 > 
 > Pretty minimal.  Noelle has a 100 Mhz computer and she does web surfing,
 > e-mail, and listens to realaudio.
 > 
 >  > what would be the latest/best package release??
 > 
 > I use Debian 3.0R2.  That's my personal favorite.  I've heard good things
 > about SuSE, however.
 > 
 >  > (I would like to try to setup at least one open source
 >  > rig just to get the mostly nontech crowd that use she
 >  > comp room exposed
 >  > to it (including me;) and try to get away from my
 >  > dumpstered copy of 98se).
 > 
 > Good idea.
 > 
 >  > this could be done in the
 >  > daytime on mondays when the CBCB is closed (i got the
 >  > keys) or??
 > 
 > Mondays are possible, but may be less ideal.  I'll have to see what my
 > schedule at Prosearch (where I volunteer for my job seekers support group)
 > will be.