Creative uses for COL

Robert L. Hemus bobhemus
Fri Feb 25 20:49:16 PST 2005


On Thu, 2005-02-24 at 10:24 -0500, Leon Goldstein wrote:
> Tom Wilson wrote:
> 
> > On Thu, 2005-02-24 at 08:39, Shawn Tayler wrote:
> >
> >>> Hi Guys,
> >>> 
> >>> Cleaning out some junk and found 2 boxes, still shrink wraopped.  One
> >>> Caldeera OpenLinux eDesktop 2.4 and 1 OpenLinux eServer 2.3.  
> >>> 
> >>> Suggestions for creative uses, or should I just pitch them?
> >>> 
> >>> Shawn
> >>    
> >>
> >
> >Ship them back to Scodera and ask for a refund.  
> >
> eDesk 2.4 was pre-SCO.  I wouldn't mind having another box;  eDesk 2.4 
> will set up a desktop work station on older systems (e.g. PI 166 with 64 
> MB of RAM) and run nicely. (Of course, if you need USB it won't be 
> useful.)  I "converted" a number of acquaintances to Linux with good old 
> eDesk 2.4.
> Hint: eDesk's COAS has limited printer drivers available, but its Webmin 
> has more; I was able to set up my HP 1200 laser that way.   I still 
> regard eDesk highly.
> 

I probably have oltimers disease, but I had a Gateway box, Pentium I,
but Gateway called it a PII.  It had a USB port and I think?? I was able
to download gPhoto and get my Canon A40 to download.  But, that was over
a year ago so maybe I'm in error?
Bob



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