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bucolic_frolic

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28. I run Linux Mint on a 2009 Vista laptop
Wed Sep 9, 2020, 08:22 PM
Sep 2020

It wasn't that Vista no longer ran, it became incompatible with the internet. They told me things would have ssecurity problems. What actually happened was things just didn't work any more. Site just hung.

Linux was not too steep a learning curve. I love LibreOffice. I run Firefox and Chromium, simultaneously, with 10-12 tabs, on a Core 2 Duo at 2.0 GHZ.

Although I still would like a Win10 machine for certain online software, it's not crippling me. I have no plan to use WIN10 for browsing the internet. I'll install Linux beside Win10 or WinXP instead. Yeah, I still have an XP MCE. Someday I plan to figure out how to use it.

My main complaint is to try to greatly reduce the time I spend online. Some activities are becoming more efficient, but the list of activities grows. I don't use a smart phone, need to add that too.

Hope this helps with your Cruncher perspective. I'm not really sure what it is, sounds like about a 2005 laptop.

All Good Things Must End... [View all] TygrBright Aug 2020 OP
Do you still have all the original installation disks for the software you own? cayugafalls Aug 2020 #1
Oh, yes, I have all my discs, installation keys, everything. n/t TygrBright Aug 2020 #3
A workaround. cayugafalls Aug 2020 #2
And not a bad idea at all. TygrBright Aug 2020 #4
Well, I missed the video and audio editing, but the laptop will handle the other stuff with ease. cayugafalls Aug 2020 #6
No, that's basically it. TygrBright Aug 2020 #7
Hmm...sounds like you do a lot of heavy lifting (audio and video editing). cayugafalls Aug 2020 #8
This was the original build- TygrBright Aug 2020 #12
Ok, here are some suggestions, cayugafalls Aug 2020 #14
Excellent suggestions, thank you! TygrBright Aug 2020 #15
Yes, the NAS connects to a standard Ethernet hub and you connect to it just like a server. cayugafalls Aug 2020 #16
How would the switch work with the NAS? n/t TygrBright Aug 2020 #17
My bad. A switch is a hub only smarter. NAS will work with either. cayugafalls Aug 2020 #18
I don't have one yet. My esposo has a nice little CalDigit... TygrBright Aug 2020 #19
You are correct. The CalDigit is a Port Extender. It adds additional ports to your device. cayugafalls Aug 2020 #20
I'm going to start pricing and investigating availability... TygrBright Aug 2020 #21
Boy, can I relate. No advice, no suggestions. intrepidity Aug 2020 #5
Sorry to hear it. GB_RN Aug 2020 #9
I bought my first PC (a Laser 128 Apple II clone) in the 80s. I've been through a chain of computers Nitram Aug 2020 #10
You might consider running your Windows 7 stuff on a virtual machine. hunter Aug 2020 #11
The biggest problem with going from WIndows to Linux is the software csziggy Aug 2020 #13
Here's how you might recreate your old computer on Windows 10 Pro using Microsoft Hyper-V: hunter Aug 2020 #24
I usually just move on. csziggy Aug 2020 #25
My wife went through a few years of surgery hell... hunter Aug 2020 #26
Good for your wife! csziggy Aug 2020 #27
Limpet is older than Cruncher canetoad Aug 2020 #22
Thanks! I suspect Limpet was built back when hardware components had to be tough and reliable. TygrBright Aug 2020 #23
I run Linux Mint on a 2009 Vista laptop bucolic_frolic Sep 2020 #28
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