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Need operating system suggestions for old laptop (Vanity)
Yours truly
| 6/25/2014
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Posted on 06/25/2014 10:02:22 AM PDT by deoetdoctrinae
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To: deoetdoctrinae
Just keep XP until you can no longer get usable drivers for peripheral devices. That could be years from now. All of your security protection comes from firewalls and third-party software anyway. As long as those companies continue to support XP, you can keep using it.
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posted on
06/25/2014 12:24:56 PM PDT
by
Kirkwood
(Zombie Hunter)
To: GeronL
Probably too old for Ubuntu or Mint Linux (but maybe not)... I'm running the current Mint distribution on a lappy with specs similar to these. It runs pretty durn well, all things considered. I'll never use it as a screaming games machine but for FReeping and word processing and playing music it's just fine.
To: deoetdoctrinae
I’d just keep what you have if all you are doing is surfing and email.
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posted on
06/25/2014 12:30:06 PM PDT
by
hattend
(Firearms and ammunition...the only growing industries under the Obama regime.)
To: RJS1950
Of course they’re programming languages, but it was a joke for an old system, which the original poster seemed to appreciate. Thanks, however, for being the designated drag and providing your Sheldon-esque wet blanket input.
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posted on
06/25/2014 12:31:24 PM PDT
by
edpc
(Wilby 2016)
To: Fast Moving Angel
dont move it to Windows 7 unless you can put 8 gig of memory in it
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posted on
06/25/2014 12:33:55 PM PDT
by
Mr. K
(Palin/Cruz 2016)
To: edpc
You’re more than welcome.
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posted on
06/25/2014 12:37:01 PM PDT
by
RJS1950
(The democrats are the "enemies foreign and domestic" cited in the federal oath)
To: knarf
Linux variants might be your best bet, but this old dinosaur is not worth keeping given the simple lack of computing power. Sadly your choices for a new laptop are limited to Windows 8..a pathetic OS or going to a Mac. If you are just using your old laptop for web surfing, e-mailing, Skype and Facebook, I would consider getting a tablet instead of a new laptop. Tablets will not really work well for more heavy uses like Word or spreadsheets, but if you are not doing those types of things look at tablet. I-pads are pricey but work well however Android based tablets are less expensive and likely would give you everything you need
To: deoetdoctrinae
http://freerepublic.com/focus/news/3166614/posts?page=1
The story comes less than a year after the death of security expert and hacker Barnaby Jack, who demonstrated his own hacking technique on ATM’s in 2010. Despite their vulnerabilities, ATM’s are the salvation of diehard Windows XP users who, it seems, can re-enable updates for the operating system by telling their PCs that they are ATMs.
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posted on
06/25/2014 1:06:45 PM PDT
by
GOPJ
(Hey IRS - those receipts you wanted? The dog ate 'em. -New Name:"Washington Thinskins" -FR. coloeo)
To: Kommodor
I pulled a quote from your link... was that a great story or what? Renews your faith in mankind.
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posted on
06/25/2014 1:07:35 PM PDT
by
GOPJ
(Hey IRS - those receipts you wanted? The dog ate 'em. -New Name:"Washington Thinskins" -FR. coloeo)
To: deoetdoctrinae
"Do PEEPS have an infinite shelf life?."They usually grow up to lay eggs and then get eaten ... I don't know ... if you can them with a pressure cooker .... maybe.
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posted on
06/25/2014 2:23:23 PM PDT
by
knarf
(brooklyn bridge)
To: deoetdoctrinae
This might not be of much help to you. . . I’ve used underpowered machines as thin clients— “remote desktops”, that is, the old machine becomes a dumb graphical terminal with a mouse and keyboard, some more modern piece of hardware runs the heavy loads over the local network. In my case, light Linux distros on the laptops running X servers, shelling into a beefy Linux workstation to run the hungry apps like web browsers. There are similar solutions in the MS Windows world, though I don’t know the requirements on the thin-side.
To: deoetdoctrinae
I use to work at a place that had a bunch of old Windows computers. They practically crawled most of the time. I would boot up using a Puppy Linux CD and then use a memory stick to save anything. Puppy worked great and when I was done for the night the original computers were unchanged.
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posted on
06/25/2014 3:56:16 PM PDT
by
Nateman
(If liberals are not screaming you are doing it wrong!)
To: deoetdoctrinae
dad the geek swears by Puppy Linux even has it set up to run off a flash drive
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posted on
06/25/2014 4:04:38 PM PDT
by
scottteng
(Suntrust Bank is the worlds worst stay away!)
To: John Robinson
Hey John. Yeah, this one is definitely an underpowered machine, lol. I've almost decided to just use it "as-is", with up-to-date security, for just knocking around the good old interweb!
If not, folks posting on this thread have given me food for thought for some alternatives. I love Free Republic!
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posted on
06/25/2014 5:49:26 PM PDT
by
deoetdoctrinae
(Gun-free zones are playgrounds for felons.)
To: scottteng; Nateman
Several people have mentioned Puppy and other Linux offerings. I’ll keep it in mind. Thanks very much!
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posted on
06/25/2014 5:51:02 PM PDT
by
deoetdoctrinae
(Gun-free zones are playgrounds for felons.)
To: MarineMom613
post for later reference on laptop
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posted on
06/25/2014 6:06:01 PM PDT
by
MarineMom613
(RIP Sandra Sue, my fur baby 12/31/1999 ~ 7/2/2010 - See you on the other side!)
To: deoetdoctrinae
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posted on
06/25/2014 6:33:15 PM PDT
by
GGpaX4DumpedTea
(I am a Tea Party descendant...steeped in the Constitutional Republic given to us by the Founders)
To: deoetdoctrinae
Do PEEPS have an infinite shelf life?.
PEEPS are just as awful on day one as they are on day 1000. They are however, fantastic targets for shooting with my pump action BB gun in the back yard. They are virtually indestructible in the face of the highest power firearm.
To: edpc
Pascal or COBOL Pffffttt!!! Assembler is the way to go.
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posted on
06/25/2014 7:49:41 PM PDT
by
usconservative
(When The Ballot Box No Longer Counts, The Ammunition Box Does. (What's In Your Ammo Box?))
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