Hi, I'm new to this list and to Koha. My daughter's primary school needs/wants an automated library management system, both hardware and software. The school has very little money. I found Koha on Google the other night, and it seems right to me. I am going to suggest to the school that I set up Koha using a couple of recycled machines running Debian, and hopefully get the library automated for (a good deal) less than a grand. I'm currently speccing the system, and I have a few questions :). (I have had a look around your archives, and the site). Firstly, is there a Debian package? Someone was talking about it last year, but I can't see what happened next. Secondly, the FAQ says the more RAM the merrier (naturally). Would 256 mb be ok on a machine serving one client, with a db of about 3000 books? My primary motivations are cost-management and user acceptance, so reasonably fast performance must be weighed against the cost and availability of second-hand machines with more than 256 Ram. Thirdly, is Koha *easy* for me to install, set up, and administer? I have no idea about library management, nor do I know what OPAC stands for, etc. But I do know Debian, and databases, and networking...The school has a card-based system, and the librarian is a part-timer who is not tech literate at all. So an honest assessment of whether Koha is appropriate in this situation would be very much appreciated. (I hope the answer is a strong "yes!") May I finish by congratulating you on your effort. Mark H Melbourne, Australia PS I don't have a Linux machine set up at the moment, otherwise I'd download Koha and have a look around. -----Original Message----- From: koha-admin@lists.katipo.co.nz [mailto:koha-admin@lists.katipo.co.nz]On Behalf Of Sue Ware Sent: Monday, March 11, 2002 6:02 AM To: koha@lists.katipo.co.nz Subject: [Koha] Primary Schools using Koha HI Does anyone know of a primary school using Koha????, - and if so can you send me their contact details please. Thanks -- ICT Teacher Waipa Primary School Phone & Fax 07 824 8228 Direct Dial into Classroom: 07 824 8276 _______________________________________________ Koha mailing list Koha@lists.katipo.co.nz http://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha