Scratch all below! I'm no longer using Linux!
Yikes!!! I've tried Ubuntu 9.10 and 10.4...
Both have serious issues on my computer with usability.

I understand their new direction, but it looks like I'm sticking with rock solid 9.04 for quite a while.
When EOL is reached, I'll look at 10.4 again... MAYBE!

Ding Dong the mac is dead...

YEEEEEHAAAA!

Dell - 19" Widescreen Flat-Panel LCD Monitor
Model: S1909WX

OK...
The Compaq is pretty much maxed out as far as (affordable) upgrades.
1 gig of ram max... EVGA (PCI) NVIDIA 6200 video card... Lite-ON CD/DVD read write combo unit.
The 250 watt power supply has caused me to unplug the Floppy disc and use only one hard drive for safety's sake.

The EMachines is very expandable.
A 300 watt power supply will take the EVGA video card with no need to upgrade.
Errr...YET.?
2 gigs of ram max (with an AMD Sempron possessor)
The Lite-On CD/DVD can be transfered.

Made the switch!
Future $$ upgrades:
AGP video card (DONE! EVGA NVIDIA 6200).

Replace 512 card with a 2nd 1024 card for a total of 2 gigs (DONE! Can you say "Give me WARP 10 Scotty!" ).

550 watt power supply (DONE! Ultra LSP 550W).

I'm using Jaunty only now.
Zoooooooom boot times... more up to date apps... better compiz...

As "stable" as 8.04 was/is... There are some annoying bugs that detract from the using pleasure.

Soooo... Jaunty is now my GOLD OP and Karmic (9.10) is the new toy.
This should be fun to get in early and watch this one mature.

I'm gonna wait to load Karmic until around alpha 6.