InformationWeek: How to Revive an Old PC with Linux

“What do you do with an old computer? Say, a 386-generation PC
running Windows 98 that hadn’t been patched in years, with a
20-Gbyte hard drive most likely infected with all manner of
viruses, spyware, and other maladjusted programs?

“Sure, it could go to the landfill, or you might be able to get
a tax deduction from donating it to a local school. Or, using a
Linux-based operating system, you could turn it into a functional
desktop, browser, and e-mail client, and put it back to
work…”

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