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.