Help needed for networking 10 computers in a community centre?

Hi there

My name is Adam and i am currently doing a GAP year volunteering at a community centre in Liverpool which runs after-school clubs and other activities during the week. We have just recieved 10 desktop pc's from the local school and we are looking to connect each of them to an Internet connection in which the room the pc's are likely to be used in already has a telephone connection.

The computers are quite old as they use the following specs:

Pentium 3 Processor

64mb RAM

10Gb Hard-disk-drive

Windows 98 Operating System

What i would like to know is, what would be the most appropriate networking solution for these computers to be linked to the Internet, in which the room has an area of at least 16foot and also are there any organisations/charities that can provide grants to help cover costs for netowork and Internet setup.

Any help would be greatly appreciated

Adam McCarthy Reed

Help needed for networking 10 computers in a community centre?antivirus software

Windows 98 will work, but Windows XP would be easier to configure.

You NEED more memory - Have someone donate memory to you, or get it cheap off Ebay - You will need 512Mb MINIMUM, or else, these will run really slow

The hard disk size is fine - You will need to buy NETWORK cards. I am ''assuming'' the PC's have PCI slots, so you can buy PCI Ethernet cards. You will also need to buy a 12 port hub to plug all of the computers connections into. This is hrdwiring. You could also go wireless, but will still need to install network cards, and is more costly.