Originally Posted by
nkedel
I've tried a variety of things on giveaway laptops, and haven't had much luck converting others to Linux. Ubuntu with the newer Unity build tends to play well for Mac users, while KDE (either Kubuntu or the Fedora KDE spin) tends to be an easier transition for Windows users. The Fedora XFCE spin seems to be the best option for really old laptops.
Have you tried Linux Mint? It's basically Ubuntu with Gnome. The UI feels a lot like Windows Vista. The only downside is you can't upgrade it in place like you can with Ubuntu - you have to wipe away the OS and install the new version from scratch.
Originally Posted by
benjiem1
This reminds me of a computer I was asked to work on a couple years ago. It was October 2010, and they showed me to a computer running Windows 95. 80486 processor, 16 MB of RAM, and a 512 MB hard drive. The thing ran like it was straight out of the box. Apparently they only used it for bookkeeping, and then only once a month or so.
Wow! I thought I had a good one when I went to a client the other day and saw them still using Netscape Navigator.