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I am trying to setup 20 used dell workstations, mostly piii with 256 mb of ram.  I am setting them up for a nonprofit with no money for pc.  I want to put on a version of linux and then openoffice.  I am an msce and know my way around a MS based machine fairly well.  But I have never realy played with linux before but am willing to learn.  My first question would be what flavor of linux should I use.  I have seen many different ones out there.  Of course there are many factors to consider, drivers, ease of setup, learning curve, end user interface.  I would prefer to download the software, but purchasing media is acceptable.  The ability to run windows apps (if possible) would be a bonus.  
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Since there is no right or wrong answer here... and everyone gave me just what I wanted, I will award everyone the same amount of points.  Thank you for your help.  I now have a direction to go in.  I also have a lot of work ahead of me deciding which dist to use and learning how to use it.