[H-GEN] HEADS UP: Debian for Kids

[David Findlay]

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On Saturday 28 July 2001 18:12, Robert Brockway hit his keyboard with his 
head and the result was this:
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> On Tue, 24 Jul 2001, David Findlay wrote:
> > In 1996 I started using Linux, on a nice little dinky 386. I forget what
> > the speed was, but i think it had 8Mb RAM.
>
> [snip]
>
> > I ran X Window System, and Emacs. I couldn't download much else on my
> > slow old modem. I also played with Lincity. So you can do stuff.
>
> When I was a lad...
>
> Serious, in 1994 I was running Linux on a 486DX-33 with 4Mb of ram.  I ran
> X11R5 and ran slip (later ppp) on a 2400bps modem :)

This all proves that it can be done. It may not be fast, but these kids don't 
have a chance to get anything else. So at least whatever we can figure out 
will help them learn to use a computer properly(i.e. Learn Linux).

David

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