As promised...this is where the Ubuntu thread continues from the original "Cobbon blog."
Ubuntu is now installed on the 1999 Compaq Presario 305 and the 2000 iMac G3. The trick with older machines that have less than 200 megabytes of RAM is to a. use a lot of patience, b. use the prompted alternate install method, which uses the files located here:
ftp.ussg.iu.edu/linux/ubuntu-releases/6.06.1/
What you want to download are the image files called "alternate" like: ubuntu-6.06.1-alternate-i386.iso
These don't boot a full graphical Ubuntu, but they will lead you through a text-based install that does remarkably well at hardware detection, including the graphics card, sound system, and network interface (a Buffalo WiFi card in the Compaq and the built-in Ethernet on the Mac). The patience is required for the lengthy wait between stages.
You will also need some patience once these installs complete as the default Ubuntu desktop is not the fastest. Next step with these older machines is to change the desktop.
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