[sudo-discuss] [Mesh] Should we take about 20 used Aasus Eee PC 1201n Netbook donation?

[max b]

I've used netbooks like these in the past on a number of occasions
(actually spent 2 years of my life doing freelance dev work on a lenovo s10
ideapad), and they definitely have their uses. Especially because folks who
are excited about learning can take them home.

Keyboard replacement should be pretty easy. Maybe we can even do like an
earn-a-bike type program where if someone replaces the keyboard and
installs an open OS, they can keep it (or maybe we add a few volunteer
hours in there as well...)

Just expect them to go really quickly and probably never come back. But
that's probably a good sign eh? :)


Oh and I highly recommend Lubuntu for these - any of the usual ubuntu
graphical desktops are memory hogs  (unity is the worst). Lubuntu is my go
to for lighter weight systems for folks who still want things to "just
work".

On Fri, Jun 26, 2015 at 7:05 PM, danarauz at gmail.com <danarauz at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Yes, I heard that a couple of times before; the lack of machines.
>
> LibreOffice took about 9 seconds the first time; 5 the second time. I
> think Sudoers can handle that. :)
>
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> On Fri, Jun 26, 2015 at 6:50 PM, Ryan <yandoryn at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Yes yes yes. One of the reasons it's hard to do things like run computer
>> literacy classes is we don't have enough computers. They don't need to be
>> fast. They just need to be able to run a web browser and a text editor, for
>> the most part.
>>
>> On Fri, Jun 26, 2015 at 6:47 PM, danarauz at gmail.com <danarauz at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Hellos, here are the deets:
>>>
>>> CONFIG:
>>> Intel Atom CPU N450 @ 1.66GHz x 2
>>> 2GiB RAM
>>> HD 243.9 GB
>>>
>>> STATE
>>> About five or so years old machines. -All of them need new keyboards,
>>> and about 4 of them need new displays.
>>>
>>> REPAIR CO$T:
>>> Some people won't mind typing on the keyboard holes, while we buy the
>>> keyboards, oh yeah, the cost. I ran a quick search and each keyboard is
>>> between 7-15 bucks each.
>>>
>>> WHY?
>>> The current owners don't like them, besides that they been vandalized
>>> (Users removed keyboard keys from all keyboards, and about three w smashed
>>> displays). Besides that they feel that they run too slow for the software
>>> they would like to use.
>>>
>>> MY TAKE:
>>> My take is that for Sudoroom they will be just fine. I brought one home
>>> to test and installed Ubuntu 14.4 LTS 32Bit (they may take 64Bit) and it is
>>> running fine while browsing, emailing, IRC-ing. :)
>>>
>>> WHAT IS THE THING?
>>> There are two thing, a) I cannot be the Sudo representative. b) The
>>> process usually takes about a month - two months to get it completed; so we
>>> can start getting the ball rolling next week.
>>>
>>>
>>> Daniel
>>> p.s. of course we should get it! :)
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