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[David Moberg <davidjmoberg AT gmail.com>]

On 11/8/05, sindi keesan <keesan AT sdf.lonestar.org> wrote:

> We offered a computer to a local subsidized housing place, and the guy who
> was willing to set it up and maintain it, when asked about the minimum
> they needed ,said Pentium 4 would be nice but they could manage with
> Pentium 3.  What we can spare is 200MHz, Pentium I.  Why do they think
> they need a new computer for people to go on the internet?

Probably because of websites which require Internet Explorer 6, Windows
XP, and new hardware.

> I would have put linux on a second smaller drive for him but Gateway did
> not see fit to provide a free bay.  They do, however, let you use the
> keyboard in DOS.  (It is just that it stops working if you load the camera
> USB drivers for DOS).

Doesn't DOS have a USB keyboard driver? The USB keyboard support
(which is provided by your BIOS) stops working when you load a host
controller module.

David