Hey, we got him setup with a sweet dell p3 system. The only problem is getting the ATI drivers working. He's using the vesa drivers right now, and we tried switching vairous ATI drivers a week or two ago, and none of them worked right. They either distorted the screen's resolution, or the picture was messed up. But for everyday use, it's a sweet machine. I was suprised how fast it works when web browsing.
Oh, he's using xubuntu I think it's 7.04 or .10. I'm not sure as I don't see him everyday.