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YES! Use the eMachine! Get some RAM: even 512 MB of it will be plenty for Ubuntu or Windows 2000.
If you can't, then get Puppy Linux. It should do basic stuff.
As for upgrades, you'll be held back by the CPU: try and find a compatible one if you need to, and maybe more RAM...
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