A collection of nearly 100 free/open source software applications

Platform : Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows XP

Type: freeware

Manufacturer: Trinidad and Tobago Computer Society

Size: 700MB

Rating: 5

Verdict: A great compendium of free software with something for everyone

System Requirements:
A 300MHz or faster Intel or AMD Athlon processor/CPU 128MB or more of RAM A CD-ROM OR DVD-ROM drive 1.5GB hard disk space (for installing all of the applications) plus additional space (as needed) for data 32MB (or higher) video card which supports Direct X 8.1 OR Direct X 9 and has OpenGL support (for the games) Direct X compatible sound card Keyboard and mouse A web browser (to view the descriptions on this CD) preferably Mozilla Firefox or Internet Explorer 6

This download is a collection of free and open source software bundled together by the Trinidad and Tobago Computer Society and made available as a .ISO file.

Offering the software as a .ISO file is a great idea, as it is basically an image of a CD. Once downloaded, this image can be burnt to a CD for full access to the software.

The included software is extremely varied and probably contains enough free stuff for the majority of your day-to-day needs. The software is split into the following categories: Desktop Applications, Educational, Games, Graphics, Internet, Server, Sound & Video and Utilities.

Much of the software is small and relatively unknown outside open source circles, but some of the more familiar programs included are OpenOffice, 7-Zip, Celestia, Paint.NET, Mozilla Firefox, NVU, Audacity, VirtualDub, FolderSize and TaskSwitchXP.

A comprehensive list of the software included on the CD can be found by clicking here.

Clicking the download link will take you to a webpage, where you are given the choice between a torrent, or a number of mirror hosts. Downloading the torrent is the best option, but you will need a program capable of handling torrents such as BitTorrent or ABC.