Rich Churcher wrote:
1. What is the absolute, barest minimum hardware you would consider installing Koha on, given that the database is not likely to be very large?
I've installed Koha on a Celeron 600, with 192MB RAM & 20GB HD. (server & client). The librarian finds it too slow. It's a problem with Perl compiling i think. I tried on a 350MHz PC (server only). It's unuseable : 5 seconds for every page, minimum.
2. Will most older barcode readers work with Linux + Koha?
Yes if your barcode is considered like a keyboard.
3. How difficult is the conversion going to be from Catalist to Koha? Is there any kind of automated conversion (possibly via MARC), or would they be stuck re-scanning everything in their library?
via MARC / bulkmarcimport you should be able to migrate your datas.
4. Are there any other primary schools in New Zealand running Koha who might be able to comment on the experience?
I dunno -- Paul POULAIN Consultant indépendant en logiciels libres responsable francophone de koha (SIGB libre http://www.koha-fr.org)