Recently I attempted to organize collecting about 4- 6 systems for a not-for-profit daycare center . The person involved with it is a close friend of my family AND this is an opportunity to get the little ones exposed <infected> with Open Source systems in their mundane lives . Thinking of having the Penguin familiar to preschoolers ! SO any one wishing to transfer about half to 3/4 of a Geo Metro load of workable for preschoolers if we load Linux on it stuff ? Call me voice at 816-632-5710 or leave mail to coordinate this - I'd love to make this a xmas gift!
I wonder if one of those roll-your-own style liveCD distros would be appropriate here. Maybe ram availability would be an issue with some older machines, but it seems like it would uncomplicate things a bit. I could see it being a little more predictable for the new-to-computers types. You could design a slax, or a knoppix (or whatever) to boot with the right user, with the right software loaded etc etc. And upgrades to their software would be as simple as sending them a new batch of cd's. Anyway, just an idea.
Matt